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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Gupta (Chief Justice),

High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Dhirendra Mishra

            Hon'ble Shri Justice – Dhirendra Mishra assumed charge of the office of the Hon’ble Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in the forenoon of 1^st December 2004.

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Dhirendra Mishra was born on 24^th April, 1949 at Village Limha of District Bilaspur in the family of freedom fighter. His uncle late Dr. Jwala Prasad Mishra was renowned freedom fighter of the area. Father late Shri Radhe Shyam Mishra and uncle late Shri R.K. Mishra were advocates. Uncle late Shri R.K. Mishra was an advocate of high standing and he was known for his integrity, he served the State as Govt. Advocate continuously for 20 years.

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Dhirendra Mishra became Graduate in Civil Engineering from Govt. Engineering College, Jabalpur. After engineering education, he  joined the Govt. service for a brief period.

After resigning the Govt. service in 1974, He established an Agro Service Centre and was involved in social service activities in villages.

In the meanwhile, He did the law in the year 1981 from Chhattisgarh Law College, Raipur and started practice firstly at Mungeli and thereafter at Bilaspur.

After formation of the new State in the year 2000, He joined the High Court Bard, represented SECL, MPSRTC, CMPDIL, Railways, NTPC in the High Court. He Was appointed as member of the advisory board constituted under National Security Act.

Also He served as a member of National Consumer Protection Council formed under Consumer Protection Act and member of the Regional Committee of Food Corporation of India.

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Hon'ble Shri Justice – Sunil Kumar Sinha

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Sunil Kumar Sinha assumed charge of the office of the Hon’ble Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in the forenoon of 1^st December 2004.

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Sunil Kumar Sinha was born in a lawyers family at Ambikapur (C.G.) on 07/07/1954. He got school education in Govt. Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, Ambikapur. He took his B.Sc. Degree from Govt. Post Graduate College, Ambikpur in the year 1973 and thereafter also took Masters Degree in Botany from the same Institution, in the year 1975. He did his LL.B. in the year 1980 from Govt. Post Graduate College Ambikapur and was placed in first division. He was enrolled as an advocate in the State Bar Council of M.P. on 03/09/1980. He started his practice in the District and Sessions Court at Ambikapur, under the guidance of his father, Late S.P. Sinha, Advocate, who was en eminent lawyer of Civil, Criminal and Revenue side. His uncle Shri V.P. Sinha, Advocate is also practicing in the Distt. and Session court, Ambikapur. He was a Govt. Advocate for a very long period. His younger brother Shri Ravi Sinha is practicing in the Distt. and Sessions Court, Ambikapur.

He has worked in all branches in the Trial Court at Ambikapur from 1980 to 1993. There after he shifted to the High Court of M.P. at Jabalpur where he practiced till October 2000. There also he did practice in Civil, Criminal and Constitutional side. Further he  practiced in the State Administrative Tribunal at Jablalpur and handled many cases of different nature.

After re-organization of the state of M.P. he shifted to High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in the month of November 2000. Here he practiced in various branches of law.

He was appointed as Additional Advocate General of Chhattisgarh in May 2003, which post he held till, February 2004. He thereafter started private practice till his elevation as Judge of this High Court.

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Hon'ble Shri Justice – Satish K. Agnihotri

Hon'ble Shri Justice – Satish K. Agnihotri , assumed charge of the office of the Hon’ble Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur  on 5th.May,2005.
            Born on 1st July, 1956 in Village Patehara, District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. Having completed Graduation in Science and Post Graduation in History from A. P. S. University, Rewa, Shifted to Delhi to obtain Bachelor of Law Degree from Delhi University in the year 1982. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in August 1982 and commenced practice of legal profession.
            He was appointed as Standing Counsel (Civil) of State of Madhya Pradesh in October, 1988 in the Supreme Court of India and continued as such till the date of elevation i.e. 5th  May, 2005 to the High Court of Chhattisgarh as Additional Judge thereafter confirmed as Judge. Apart from appearing for the state of Madhya  Pradesh, appeared for M.P. State Electricity Board, Delhi Transco Ltd., Gujarat State Electricity Board, various corporations and authorities in the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi and other High Courts. Has an opportunity to appear in the important cases in Constitutional Law, Taxation, Service Law, Writ Petitions etc. Participated in Arbitration. Some of the leading cases are Presidential reference on Dissolution of legislative Assemblies, Abolition of State Administrative Tribunal, River Water Dispute, T.N. Godavarman (Forest matters), Child Labourers Case, All India Judges Case etc.
            He has attended and delivered lectures in SAARC  LAW Conference in 1996 at Dhaka, Bangladesh;  the Biennial LAWASIA  Conference in 1997 at Manila, Phillippines; the Biennial LAWASIA Conference in 1999 at Seoul, Korea and UIA Conference held at New Delhi. Travelled Europe, America and Far East countries.

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Hon'ble Shri Justice – DILIP RAOSAHEB DESHMUKH

  HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE DILIP RAOSAHEB DESHMUKH ASSUMED CHARGE OF THE OFFICE OF THE HON'BLE JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ON 5TH MAY, 2005.


    BORN ON 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1947, IN AN ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY OF RENOWNED BARRISTER YADAORAO DESHMUKH (GRANDFATHER), BARRISTER WAMANRAO DESHMUKH (UNCLE). HIS FATHER LATE SHRI. RAOSAHEB DESHMUKH WAS ALSO A RENOWNED ADVOCATE AND MALGUZAR AT RAIPUR. COMPLETED SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PASSED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FROM RAIPUR IN 1963 IN FIRST DIVISION. GRADUATED IN COMMERCE FROM THE DURGA ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, RAIPUR IN THE YEAR 1966. IN THE YEAR 1968 GRADUATED IN LAW FROM THE LAW COLLEGE, RAIPUR IN FIRST DIVISION. POST-GRADUATED IN COMMERCE AND STOOD FIRST IN ORDER OF MERIT FROM RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY IN 1969 AND WAS AWARDED A GOLD MEDAL. POST-GRADUATED IN LAW FROM THE JIWAJI UNIVERSITY, GWALIOR AND SECURED HIGHEST MARKS IN THE LL.M EXAMINATION IN THE YEAR 1982.


    JOINED M.P. JUDICIAL SERVICES ON 5TH APRIL, 1970 AND WAS POSTED AS CIVIL JUDGE CLASS II AT JAGDALPUR, BALAGHAT, RAJNANDGAON, JABALPUR AND GWALIOR. WAS ALSO APPOINTED AS JUDGE OF THE JUVENILE COURT AT GWALIOR AND UTILIZING THE EXPERIENCE WROTE THE DISSERTATION FOR LL.M ON “CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY” WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE INMATES IN THE OBSERVATION HOME. FUNCTIONED AS SPECIAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, RAILWAYS FOR THREE YEARS AT GWALIOR. ON PROMOTION, WAS POSTED AS CIVIL JUDGE, CLASS I, DATIA IN 1981. WAS POSTED AS C.J.M. RAJNANDGAON DURING 1983-84, JABALPUR DURING 1984-1986 AND BILASPUR IN 1986. PROMOTED AS ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AT BILASPUR IN THE YEAR 1987 AND WAS LATER POSTED AT DURG DURING 1989-1991 IN THE SAME CAPACITY. DURING THIS PERIOD, WAS THE SECRETARY TO THE PANDATARAI JUDICIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION HEADED BY JUSTICE M.L. MALIK AT BILASPUR. WAS PLACED ON DEPUTATION AS DEPUTY SECRETARY, LAW AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF MADHYA PRADESH IN 1991 AT BHOPAL. LATER WAS POSTED AT DELHI IN THE SAME CAPACITY UPTO 1995. WAS FURTHER POSTED ON DEPUTATION IN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AS ADDITIONAL WELFARE COMMISSIONER, BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY DURING 1995-1996. WAS POSTED AS DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FROM MARCH, 1997 TO MAY 2001 AT BILASPUR. WAS SELECTED TO REPRESENT MADHYA PRADESH IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION AT NEW DELHI IN 1999 WHICH WAS PRESIDED OVER BY HON’BLE JUSTICE Dr. A. S. ANAND, THE THEN CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA AND HON’BLE JUSTICE SHRI. S. P. BHARUCHA, THE THEN CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY. FROM JUNE, 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 WORKED AS THE LEGAL ADVISOR TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF CHHATTISGARH. IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 WAS POSTED AS DIRECTOR OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS’ TRAINING INSTITUTE, HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR.


    WON THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN SINGLES AND DOUBLES IN LAWN TENNIS IN THE YEAR 1964. DURING COLLEGE DAYS, WON MANY SINGLES TENNIS TITLES IN THE SENIOR CATEGORY ALSO IN M.P. AND MAHARASHTRA. WAS COACHED BY WILSON JONES WHO WAS TWICE WORLD BILLIARD’S CHAMPION. WON MANY BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT RAIPUR. REPRESENTED THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH IN THE ALL INDIA CIVIL SERVICES TENNIS TOURNAMENTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO AS CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM IN 1995-96. WAS SELECTED TO REPRESENT MADHYA PRADESH IN THE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP COURSE OF N.C.C AT KODAIKANAL. WENT TO EUROPE AND U.K. WITH HIS WIFE IN THE YEAR 1979 ON A GROUP TOUR AND VISITED SEVERAL COUNTRIES LIKE ITALY, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA AND LONDON AND ALSO ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ROTARIANS AT ROME. VISITED U.S.A IN MAY-JUNE, 2004.

    ELEVATED AS ADDITIONAL JUDGE OF CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT, ON 5TH MAY, 2005. APPOINTED AS PERMANENT JUDGE OF THE CHHATTISGARH HIGHCOURT IN MAY, 2007.

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Born on 19^th June, 1953, he completed his Higher Secondary Education from Government Multipurpose School at Raipur and then he obtained Bachelor Degree in science from the Science College Raipur in the year 1973. Later he obtained Law Graduation in the year 1976 with 7^th position in the merit list. He got National Scholarship award in the year 1976-77. Then he joined Bar in the year 1976 and practiced at Civil Court Raipur.  There after he got selected as a Civil Judge Class II in the year 1977. He was promoted to Higher Judicial Service in the year 1991. He served as Legal Remembrance-Cum-Principal Secretary to the department of Law & Legislative Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh. He elevated as Judge of High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur and took oath on dated 11.01.2008.

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