A. M. Khanwilkar Explained

Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Honorific Prefix:Hon'ble Justice
Office:Chairperson of Lokpal of India
Termstart:10 March 2024
Predecessor:Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Office1:Judge of Supreme Court of India
Term Start1:13 May 2016
Term End1:29 July 2022
Nominator1:T. S. Thakur
Appointer1:Pranab Mukherjee
Office2:Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Term Start2:24 November 2013
Term End2:13 May 2016
Nominator2:P. Sathasivam
Appointer2:Pranab Mukherjee
Predecessor2:Sharad Arvind Bobde
Office3:Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
Term Start3:4 April 2013
Term End3:23 November 2013
Nominator3:Altamas Kabir
Appointer3:Pranab Mukherjee
Office4:Judge of Bombay High Court
Term Start4:29 March 2000
Term End4:3 April 2013
Nominator4:Adarsh Sein Anand
Appointer4:Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Birth Date:1957 7, df=y
Birth Place:Poona, Bombay State, India
Alma Mater:K C Law College, Mumbai,
Mulund College of Commerce[1]

Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar (born 30 July 1957) is former judge of the Supreme Court of India who is currently serving as the Chairperson of Lokpal of India. He has also served as the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court and as a judge of the Bombay High Court.[2]

Career

Khanwilkar was enrolled as an advocate on 10 February 1982. He joined the chamber of Advocate Prafulachandra M Pradhan at Mulund. He practiced on civil, criminal and constitutional sides before the subordinate courts, tribunals and High Court of Judicature at Bombay on the appellate side and original side. He also practiced exclusively in the Supreme Court of India from July 1984.

He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 March 2000 and confirmed as permanent judge on 8 April 2002.

He was appointed chief justice of the High court of Himachal Pradesh on 4 April 2013.[3] [4] Thereafter he was appointed chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 24 November 2013 and elevated to Supreme Court on 13 May 2016.

He retired from the Supreme Court on 29 July 2022 after being on the court for 6 years, 2 months and 17 days.[5] After his retirement, a detailed analysis of his judgments was published on 29 July 2022 by The Wire.[6]

On 27 February 2024, he was appointed as the Chairperson of Lokpal of India. On 10 March 2024, President of India Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath of office.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chief Justice & Judges . . 2017-07-28.
  2. News: The Hindu . Former Supreme Court judge A.M. Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson . 28 February 2024 . 27 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228035439/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-sc-judge-am-khanwilkar-appointed-lokpal-chairperson/article67892169.ece . 28 February 2024 . en-IN.
  3. Web site: Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, Chief Justice of H.P. High Court. HimSatta. 8 January 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115914/http://www.himsatta.com/fullstory.php?&newsid=2893. dead.
  4. Web site: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI AJAY MANIKRAO KHANWILKAR, B.Com., LL.B.. High Court of Madhya Pradesh. 8 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Supreme Court Judge Justice AM Khanwilkar Retires . 2022-07-31 . NDTV.com.
  6. Web site: The Executive('s) Court: On the Legacy of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar . 2022-08-04 . The Wire.