B. V. Nagarathna
B. V. Nagarathna | |
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Official portrait | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | NV Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of the Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 18 February 2008 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | KG Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Engalaguppe Venkataramaiah Nagarathna 30 October 1962 |
| Spouse | BN Gopala Krishna |
| Parent | |
| Alma mater | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Mehta Vidyalaya New Delhi, Jesus and Mary College (BA), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi |
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Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna (née Engalaguppe, born 30 October 1962) is an Indian jurist who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India since 2021. She served as a judge of the Karnataka High Court from 2008 to 2021. Her father, Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah, was the Chief Justice of India in 1989.
She gained public attention in 2009 after being forcibly detained within the Karnataka High Court premises by a group of protesting lawyers. She has delivered a number of significant judgments relating to commercial and constitutional law in Karnataka.
- She will be the first woman CJI in 2027. However, her tenure will only span 36 days.