Mohan Shantanagoudar | |
Office2: | Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court |
Termstart2: | 22 September 2016 |
Termend2: | 17 February 2017 |
Appointer: | Pranab Mukherjee |
Nominator: | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
Appointer2: | Pranab Mukherjee |
Nominator2: | T. S. Thakur |
Office3: | Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court |
Termstart3: | 1 August 2016 |
Termend3: | 21 September 2016 |
Appointer3: | Pranab Mukherjee |
Office4: | Judge of the Karnataka High Court |
Termstart4: | 24 September 2004 |
Termend4: | 31 July 2016 |
Nominator4: | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
Appointer4: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
Term Start: | 17 February 2017 |
Term End: | 25 April 2021 |
Alma Mater: | Karnatak University |
Birth Date: | 1958 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Chikkerur, Hirekerur Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka |
Death Place: | Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon |
Mohan Mallikarjunagouda Shantanagoudar (5 May 1958 – 25 April 2021) was an Indian jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1] [2] [3]
He served as chief justice of the Kerala High Court.[4]
Shantanagoudar initially practiced at the Karnataka High Court as an advocate, and was later appointed an additional judge in 2003, and elevated as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court on 29 September 2004.[5] He was appointed the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 1 August 2016[6] and later as chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 22 September 2016.[7] [8] In February 2017, Shantanagoudar was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.
He died during service on 24 April 2021 at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon due to pneumonia and post COVID-19 complications.[9]