Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria
Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2025 | |
| Nominated by | B. R. Gavai |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 25 February 2024 – 29 May 2025 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | P. S. Dinesh Kumar |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 21 November 2011 – 24 February 2024 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1965 Ahmedabad |
| Education | L.L.B, L.L.M |
| Alma mater | L.A. Shah Law College, H. L. College of Commerce, University School of Law |
Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria (born 23 March 1965) is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1] He has served as the 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.[2] He is former Judge of the Gujarat High Court.[3]
Early life and education
Justice Anjaria was born on 23 March 1965 at Ahmedabad. He is native of Mandvi in Kachchh and belongs to family of lawyers as his father was also in judiciary. He graduated from H. L. College of Commerce at Ahmedabad and did L.L.B from Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad in 1988 and in 1990 he obtained Masters Degree in Law (L.L.M) from University School of Law in Ahmedabad.
Career
He started practising law in Gujarat High Court from August 1988 by joining chamber of Senior Advocate S. N. Shelat. He practiced in matters involving constitutional issues and all categories of civil, labour and service cases.
He has served as a Senior Panel Counsel for CBI, Senior Standing Counsel for BSNL, UPSC, UGC, AICTE, NCTE.
He was elevated as Additional Judge of Gujarat High Court on 21 November 2011 and was confirmed as permanent Judge on 06 September 2013. He was transferred and elevated as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and took oath as The Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 25 February 2024.
On 26 May 2025 Supreme Court collegium led by CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai recommended him to be appointed as the judge of Supreme Court of India.[4][5] Central government cleared this recommendation and he took oath as Supreme Court Judge on 30 May 2025.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Sucheta (2025-05-30). "Justice N.V. Anjaria, Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice A.S. Chandurkar take oath as Judges of Supreme Court of India". SCC Times. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "Chief Justice and sitting judges".
- ^ "Gujarat HC Judge Justice NV Anjaria Appointed As Next Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court". Live Law. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Supreme Court Collegium recommends three judges to top court". The Hindu. 2025-05-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Collegium recommends 3 judges to top court".
- ^ "Cente notifies appointment of 3 judges to Supreme Court".
- ^ Mohanty, Suchitra Kalyan (2025-05-29). "UOI notifies appointment of three new judges to SC; strength rises to 34". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ iyer, aishwarya (2025-05-30). "Supreme Court regains full strength as three new judges sworn in | Supreme Court regains full strength as three new judges sworn in". lbeatsite.hocalwire.in. Retrieved 2025-05-30.