Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai
26th Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
	In office; 7 January 1991 – 14 December 1992
Nominated by	Ranganath Misra
Appointed by	R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Chittatosh Mookerjee; Subhash Chhaganlal Pratap (acting);
Succeeded by	M. K. Mukherjee; Sujata Manohar (acting);
25th Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
	In office; 14 November 1988 – 6 January 1991
Nominated by	R. S. Pathak
Appointed by	R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Debi Singh Tewatia
Succeeded by	Nagendra Prasad Singh
5th Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
	In office; 23 December 1983 – 13 November 1988
Nominated by	Y. V. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Zail Singh
Preceded by	Vyas Dev Mishra; Hira Singh THakur (acting);
Succeeded by	N. M. Kasliwal; Vijaya Kumar Mehrotra (acting);
Judge of Gujarat High Court
	In office; 19 February 1970 – 22 December 1983
Nominated by	M. Hidayatullah
Appointed by	V. V. Giri
	Acting Chief Justice
	In office; 15 March 1983 – 27 September 1983
Appointed by	Zail Singh
Preceded by	M. P. Thakkar
Succeeded by	P. Subramanian Poti
Personal details
Born	14 December 1930
Died	17 May 2004 (aged 73)
Education	L. L. B.
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Bombay, Government Law College, Bombay

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Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai (14 December 1930 – 17 May 2004) or P. D. Desai was a former Chief Justice of several High Courts of India. He also held the additional charge of the Governor of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh from 8 March 1986 to 16 April 1986.