Sanjay Karol | |
Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
Termstart: | 6 February 2023 |
Appointer: | Droupadi Murmu |
Nominator: | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
Office1: | Chief Justice of the Patna High Court |
Appointer1: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Nominator1: | Ranjan Gogoi |
Termstart1: | 11 November 2019 |
Termend1: | 5 February 2023 |
Office2: | Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court |
Termstart2: | 14 November 2018 |
Termend2: | 10 November 2019 |
Nominator2: | Ranjan Gogoi |
Appointer2: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Office3: | Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court |
Status3: | Acting |
Termstart3: | 25 April 2017 |
Termend3: | 5 October 2018 |
Appointer3: | Pranab Mukherjee |
Office4: | Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court |
Termstart4: | 8 March 2007 |
Termend4: | 13 November 2018 |
Nominator4: | K. G. Balakrishnan |
Appointer4: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1961 |
Birth Place: | Shimla |
Alma Mater: | St. Edward's School, Shimla Himachal Pradesh University |
Sanjay Karol (born 23 August 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Patna High Court and Tripura High Court. He has also served as judge and acting chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
Sanjay Karol was born in Shimla in 1961. He passed from St. Edward's School, Shimla and graduated with History Honours from Government College, Sanjauli. Sanjay Karol obtained a law degree from Faculty of law, Himachal Pradesh University and in 1983 he was enrolled as an advocate, practiced in various courts. He was appointed an additional judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court and also served as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court from 25 April 2017.[1] [2] Justice Karol became the fourth Chief Justice of Tripura High Court on 14 November 2018. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 11 November 2019.[3] [4]