Ritu Raj Awasthi
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Ritu Raj Awasthi | |
|---|---|
| Judicial Member of Lokpal | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Chairperson | Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar |
| Chairman of 22nd Law Commission of India | |
| In office 9 November 2022 – 26 March 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| 31st Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 11 October 2021 – 2 July 2022 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by |
|
| Judge of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 13 April 2009 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1960 |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termstart1". Replace with "term_start1".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termend1". Replace with "term_end1".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termend2". Replace with "term_end2".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister1". Replace with "prime_minister1".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termend3". Replace with "term_end3".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termstart3". Replace with "term_start3".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "termstart2". Replace with "term_start2".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.
Ritu Raj Awasthi (born 3 July 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is serving as the Chairperson of 22nd Law Commission of India from 9 November 2022 to 26 March 2024. He was Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from 11 October 2021 to 2 July 2022. He was a Judge of Allahabad High Court from 13 April 2009 to 10 October 2021. Ritu Raj Awasthi was appointed as Law Commission chairperson on 7 November 2022 and served there till 26 March 2024. On 27 March he was appointed as Judicial Member of Lokpal and will serve there till 26 March 2029.