L. Narayana Swamy

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
L. Narayana Swamy
Member of Lokpal of India
Assumed office
12 March 2024
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
ChairpersonAjay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Chaiperson of Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
In office
25 November 2023 – 11 March 2024
Appointed byThawar Chand Gehlot
Preceded byDhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Succeeded byDr. T. Sham Bhatt (acting)
25th Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office
6 October 2019 – 30 June 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byV. Ramasubramanian
Succeeded byMohammad Rafiq
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
4 July 2007 – 5 October 2019
Acting CJ : 18 January 2019 - 9 May 2019
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959
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Lingappa Narayana Swamy (born 1 July 1959) is a retired Indian judge who is currently serving as Judicial member of Lokpal of India. He also served as the former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. He is former Judge of Karnataka High Court. He served as the Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from 18 January 2019 to 9 May 2019, after the elevation of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to Supreme Court of India.