P. S. Dinesh Kumar

Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar (born 25 February 1962)^[1] is an Indian Judge. He is the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.^[2][3][4]

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office 3 February 2024 – 24 February 2024
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office 25 January 2024 – 2 February 2024
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office 2 January 2015 – 24 January 2024
Nominated by	H. L. Dattu
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-25) 25 February 1962 (age 63)

Early life

Kumar did his schooling at National High School in Bengaluru where he got a National Merit Scholar Certificate. Later, he attended National College and BMS College for his graduation.^[1]

Career

Kumar became Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court on 2 January 2015^[5] and was made a permanent judge on 30 December 2016. In 1990, he started his legal practice in the High Court of Karnataka. In 1998, he became an Additional Central Government Standing Counsel and in 2003, he was elevated as Senior Standing Counsel.^[1] He was the senior panel counsel for CBI and senior standing counsel for several other organisations like BSNL, UPSC, UGC, AICTE and NCTE.^[1] He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 25 January 2024 and was appointed as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 3 February 2024. He was retired on 24 February 2024. He was later appointed as the Presiding Officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) for a period of 4 years.