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Shree Chandrashekhar

Indian judge

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ135087556
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Shree Chandrashekhar (born 25 May 1965) is an Indian jurist and currently a judge of the Supreme Court of India since 2 June 2026. He served as the 49th Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He has also served as a judge of Bombay High Court, Rajasthan High Court and as judge and Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.

Early life

Shree was born on 25 May 1965 in Ranchi. He completed his LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 1993 and enrolled as an advocate with Delhi State Bar Council on 9 December 1993. He started his practice focusing on both Criminal and Civil matters. For nearly two decades, he practiced in multiple courts, including the Supreme Court, where roughly 140 reported judgments are attributed to his work.

Career

He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi on 17 January 2013 and was confirmed as permanent Judge on 27 June 2014. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 29 December 2023.

He was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court and took oath on 5 July 2024.

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