Rajendra Menon
Rajendra Menon is an Indian judge. Presently, he is chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal. He is former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.[1] He was born on 7 June 1957 and hails from Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh.[2] He was a Judge and later the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and later the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.[3][4]
Hon'ble Justice Rajendra Menon | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Chief Justice of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 9 August 2018 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Gita Mittal |
| Succeeded by | Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel |
| Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 15 March 2017 – 8 August 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 1 April 2002 – 14 March 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
| Appointed by | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1957 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | NES Law College |
Education edit
He completed his school education from Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur. He then pursued a degree in science from the Government Science College, Jabalpur. In the year 1981, he completed his LLB from NES Law College, Jabalpur.[3]
Career edit
Rajendra Menon practiced law in the office of senior advocate P. Sadasivan Nair. Until his elevation to the Bench, he was Standing Counsel for Central Government from 1991. He also represented several private and public sector undertakings and other private entities.[3]
Judgeship edit
Rajendra Menon was elevated to the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court as an Additional Judge on 1 April 2002. In 2008, he got posted at the Principal Bench at Jabalpur, until his elevation as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on 15 March 2017. He was transferred as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 9 August 2018. He retired on 6 June 2019.[2][3][5] He was recommended as the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) in September 2019 by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.[6] He was appointed Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal on 6 November 2019 by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
References edit
- ^ "Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Takes Charge of Delhi High Court". 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Justice Rajendra Menon appointed CJ of Patna high court - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c d Kumar, Amit. "The High Court of Judicature at Patna". patnahighcourt.gov.in.
- ^ "Justice Menon tipped to be Patna high court CJ". 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Justice Menon sworn in as CJ of Patna HC". 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Justice Rajendra Menon to be next Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal". Jagranjosh.com. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
External links edit
- Patna High Court