Dipak Misra
Dipak Misra | |
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Misra in 2017 | |
| 45th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| Succeeded by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 10 October 2011 – 28 August 2017 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| 26th Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court | |
| In office 24 May 2010 – 9 October 2011 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Ajit Prakash Shah |
| Succeeded by | D. Murugesan |
| 36th Chief Justice of the Patna High Court | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 23 May 2010 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Prafulla Kumar Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Rekha Manharlal Doshit |
| Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1997 – 30 November 2009 | |
| Nominated by | A. M. Ahmadi |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Judge of the Orissa High Court | |
| In office 17 January 1996 – 2 March 1997 | |
| Nominated by | A. M. Ahmadi |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1953 |
| Relatives | Ranganath Misra (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack |
Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018. He is also a former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, the 21st Chief Justice of India from 1990 to 1991.