Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha (born 3 May 1963) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former Additional Solicitor General of India.[1] He is well known for his work on the Ayodhya Title Dispute and the BCCI cases.[2][3]
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha | |
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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 |
Additional Solicitor General of India | |
In office May 2014 – 15 December 2018 | |
Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyderabad | 3 May 1963
Alma mater | University of Delhi |
Narasimha was brought up in Hyderabad. He graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad.[4] After receiving a Bachelor of Laws in 1988 he started practice in Andhra Pradesh High Court. His father Kodanda Ramayya was also a judge and legal writer. Narasimha then moved to New Delhi to practice at the Supreme Court.[5] He was designated as Senior Advocate and was appointed as Addl. Solicitor General of India in 2014.[6] In August 2021 he became a judge of Supreme Court. He is in line to become the 56th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.[7]