Prashant Kumar Mishra is an Indian judge. He was appointed as the Chief Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on October 13, 2021. He also serves as the Chief Patron of Andhra Pradesh Legal Services Authority. On May 16, 2023, the Supreme Court committee headed by CJI Dr DY Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna passed a resolution recommending the elevation of Prashant Kumar Mishra to the rank of Supreme Court judge. India, and will become a judge of the Supreme Court of India on May 19, 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra was born on Saturday, August 29, 1964, in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (age 59; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He studied at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh for B.Sc. and LL.B. He joined the Chhattisgarh Bar Council on September 4, 1987.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: salt and pepper (dyed black)
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents.
wife and children
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra is married and has a son.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra with his wife at Durga Temple
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and family
religion
He believes in Hinduism. Justice Mishra was a religious man and often visited various temples with his family.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra prays with his family at Srivari temple
Profession
After registering as a lawyer, Prashant started practicing before the District Court of Raigarh, the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur and the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur. He has acted in a variety of cases across different legal sectors ranging from civil to criminal and writ. In January 2005, he was appointed Senior Advocate by the Chhattisgarh High Court. Subsequently, he served as the President of the Chhattisgarh Bar Council for 2\BD years. He was subsequently appointed as a member of the Rule-making Committee of the Chhattisgarh High Court. He has also been nominated as the Chancellor by the Executive Committee of Gurugram Siddas University, Bilaspur. However, he failed to retain this position. Additionally, he is an ex-officio member of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra serves as Chancellor of Hidayatullah National Law University
Prashant served as the Attorney General of Chhattisgarh from June 26, 2004 to August 31, 2007, and was later promoted to the Attorney General of Chhattisgarh. On December 10, 2009, Prashant Kumar Mishra was appointed as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra serves as the Acting Chief Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court from June 1, 2021 to October 11, 2021. He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on October 13, 2021 (the third Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation). He was sworn in by Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra also serves as the Chief Patron of the Andhra Pradesh Legal Services Institutions under Section 6 of the Legal Services Institutions Act, 1987.
Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra with Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan
On May 16, 2023, the Supreme Court Committee consisting of CJI Dr DY Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna passed a resolution in the Supreme Court recommending the appointment of Prashant Kumar Mishra as the Judge Bench of the Supreme Court. On May 19, 2023, he was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, making him the first judge in Chhattisgarh to be promoted to the Supreme Court. Although Allahabad Chief Justice Putinque Diwak is also from the Chhattisgarh High Court and is senior to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, the collegium of the Supreme Court held that Mishra Justices are more “worthy” of being appointed to the Supreme Court.
Facts/Trivia
- The superior high court to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra is the Chhattisgarh High Court.
- In May 2023, he was felicitated by Universiti Kuala Lumpur President Koneru Satyanarayana.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur Vice-Chancellor Koneru Satyanarayana at the first session of the residential orientation program organized for advocates at Vaddeswaram in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh Presenting souvenirs to High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
- In 2023, he was ranked 21st in the all-India list of High Court judges.
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