Sanjay Kumar Seth Explained

Sanjay Kumar Seth
Office:Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Honorific Prefix:Honourable Retd. Chief Justice
Appointer:Ram Nath Kovind
Termstart:14 November 2018
Nominator:Ranjan Gogoi
Birth Date:10 June 1957
Birth Place:Madhya Pradesh
Predecessor:Hemant Gupta
Termend:9 June 2019
Succeeded:Ravi Shankar Jha (acting)
Office1:Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Appointer1:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Nominator1:V. N. Khare
Termstart1:21 March 2003
Termend1:13 November 2018

Sanjay Kumar Seth (10 June 1957 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Career

After passing B.A., LL.B., Seth was enrolled as an Advocate on 24 July 1981 and practised in Jabalpur on Civil and Constitutional matters. He served as an additional advocate general in the Madhya Pradesh High Court for the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[1] Seth was appointed an additional Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 21 March 2003 and was appointed Permanent Judge on 19 January 2004. He became the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Justice Hemant Gupta's appointment in Supreme Court of India.[2] Justice Seth was appointed the Chief Justice of the same High Court on 14 November 2018.[3] [4]

Death

Justice Seth died from COVID-19 on 30 April 2021.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Court of Madhya Pradesh. mphc.gov.in. 3 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth appointed as Acting CJ. 3 December 2018.
  3. News: Sanjay Kumar Seth takes oath as chief justice of MP high court. Press Trust of India. 14 November 2018. Business Standard. 7 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Sanjay Kumar Seth takes oath as chief justice of MP high court. 3 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Upadhyay. Sparsh. 2021-04-30. Former Chief Justice Of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth Succumbs To COVID. 2021-05-13. www.livelaw.in. en.