Munishwar Nath Bhandari Explained

Munishwar Nath Bhandari
Office1:Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Termstart1:September 2022
Termend1:Incumbent
Office2:Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Termstart2:14 February 2022
Termend2:12 September 2022
Nominator2:N. V. Ramana
Appointer2:Ram Nath Kovind
Office3:Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Termstart3:22 November 2021
Termend3:13 February 2022
Appointer3:Ram Nath Kovind
Office4:Judge of Madras High Court
Termstart4:22 November 2021
Termend4:13 February 2022
Appointer4:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator4:N. V. Ramana
Office5:Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
Termstart5:26 June 2021
Termend5:10 October 2021
Appointer5:Ram Nath Kovind
Office6:Judge of Allahabad High Court
Termstart6:15 March 2019
Termend6:21 November 2021
Appointer6:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator6:Ranjan Gogoi
Office7:Judge of Rajasthan High Court
Termstart7:5 July 2007
Termend7:14 March 2019
Appointer7:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Nominator7:K. G. Balakrishnan
Honorific Prefix:Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Birth Date:13 September 1960

Munishwar Nath Bhandari (born on 13 September 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Madras High Court and currently serving as the Chairman, Appellate Tribunal under SAFEM Act, 1976. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court and Allahabad High Court and Judge of Allahabad High Court and Rajasthan High Court.[1]

Judgeship

He was elevated as Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 5 July 2007. He was transferred as Judge of Allahabad High Court on 15 March 2019. He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 26 June 2021.

On 16 November 2021 he was transferred to Madras High Court and on 22 November 2021 he took charge as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court. On 1 February 2022 he was elevated as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. On 14 February 2022 he took charge as the 51st Chief Justice of the prestigious Madras High Court. Tamilnadu Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath of office to Justice Bhandari and Tamilnadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin took part in the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, Tamilnadu.

He was retired on 12 September 2022.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: 5 March 2019. Justice M N Bhandari Transferred From Rajasthan HC to Allahabad HC [Read Notification]]. Live Law.in. 5 March 2019.