Summary
Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (born 25 May 1960) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Karnataka High Court[1] and judge of the Bombay High Court.
Abhay Shreeniwas Oka | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 10 May 2019 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Lingappa Narayana Swamy (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Satish Chandra Sharma (acting) |
| Judge of the Bombay High Court | |
| In office 29 August 2003 – 9 May 2019 | |
| Nominated by | V. N. Khare |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1960 India |
| Alma mater | Mumbai University |
Career edit
Oka was born on 25 May 1960. He was enrolled as an advocate on 28 June 1983. He practised for 19 years in the Bombay High Court, appellate side, Bombay in civil, constitutional and service matters and specialised in all the matters.
He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 August 2003 and appointed a permanent judge on 12 November 2005.
He was appointed chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 30 April 2019 and sworn in as chief justice[1] of the Karnataka High Court on 10 May 2019.
He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.
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