| Honorific prefix | Justice (Retd.) |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | CJ |
| Office | Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court |
| Term start | 24 October 2018 |
| Term end | 6 April 2019 |
| Appointer | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Office 2 | Judge of Bombay High Court |
| Term start 2 | 12 October 2001 |
| Term end 2 | 23 October 2018 |
| Appointer 2 | K. R. Narayan |
| Birth date | 7 April 1957 (age 69) |
| Birth place | Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Alma mater | Bombay University |
| Nominator 1 | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Nominator 2 | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
Naresh Harishchandra Patil (born 7 April 1957) is a retired Indian judge and former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Career
In 1979, Patil graduated in the faculty of law from the Government Law College, Mumbai under the Bombay University.[1] He was enrolled as an advocate in 1980 and started practice in the District Court at Latur from 1980 to 1982 alognwith his father who was renowned Criminal Lawyer Harishchandra Patil. After 2 years stint in Latur he practised as a lawyer in the Bombay High Court. Justice Patil was appointed an Honorary Assistant to the Government Pleader in Aurangabad Bench by the Government of Maharashtra in 1983. In 1988 he became Additional Standing Counsel for the Government of India. Justice Patil appeared several times on behalf of the Government and Government undertaking Corporation, Councils, Election Commission, Railways and for various statutory bodies in his career.[1] He was elevated as permanent Justice of the Bombay High Court on 12 October 2001 at the age of 44.[2][3] and became the acting Chief Justice in August 2018.[4][5] On 24 October 2018, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.[6]
References
- ^ "Bombay HC to get new acting CJ". The Hindu. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil". Archived from the original on 28 August 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Justice Naresh harischandra Patil". Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "न्या. नरेश पाटील राज्याचे प्रभारी मुख्य न्यायाधीश". 7 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Centre appoints Acting Chief Justices for High Courts". indianexpress.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Chief Justices appointed to Five High Courts [Read Notifications] - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-25.