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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = '''Hon'ble Justice'''
| name = N. Nagaresh
| imagesize =
| office = [[Kerala High Court|Judge of Kerala High Court]]
| termstart = 5 November 2018
| termend =
| office2 = [[Solicitor General of India|Assistant Solicitor General of India]]
| termstart2 = 2014
| termend2 = 2018
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| nominator =
| appointer = President of India
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| education = [[University of Mumbai|Bombay University]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai|Bombay University]]<br>[[Government Law College, Ernakulam]]
| citizenship = [[India]]n
| nationality = {{IND}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|04|01}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]]
| death_date =
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| website = {{URL|http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/nn.html|High Court of Kerala}}
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'''N. Nagaresh''' ({{lang-ml|എൻ. നാഗരേഷ്}}) is a permanent [[judge]] of the [[Kerala High Court]]. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the [[Indian state]] of [[Kerala]] having jurisdiction over the territories of Kerala and the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]], [[Kochi]].<ref name="nic.in">[http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/nn.html Website High Court of Kerala]</ref><ref name="thenewsminute.com">[https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-hc-gets-4-new-judges-vg-arun-n-nagaresh-tv-anilkumar-n-anilkumar-91120 The News Minute]</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-to-get-five-new-judges/articleshow/66170345.cms Times of India]</ref><ref name="www.thestatesman.com">[https://www.thestatesman.com/india/four-new-kerala-high-court-judges-sworn-today-1502704852.html The Statesman]</ref><ref name="doj.gov.in">[http://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/Orders%20of%20appointment%20of%2002%20Additional%20Judges%20of%20Kerala%20HC%20%2801.11.2018%29_0.pdf Appointment order]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Nagaresh was born on 1 April 1964 to Shri. S. Narasimha Naik, an advocate and former Municipal Chairman of Vaikom Municipal Council, and Smt.Lalita N Naik. He obtained a law degree from [[University of Mumbai|Bombay University]] in 1989 and was awarded Dr.Kelkar Award for his treatise on the subject 'Transfer of Properties Act', in the year 1988. He did his post graduation from [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]] under the [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala]]. He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Science, from the [[University of Kerala]]<ref name="nic.in"/><ref name="thenewsminute.com"/><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

==Career==
Nagaresh enrolled as Advocate on 17 December 1989 and started practice at [[Ernakulam]] in the Chambers of Senior Advocate Shri. O. V. Radhakrishnan. He commenced independent practice in 1995 and he has appeared and conducted cases involving Constitutional Law, Administrative Laws, Service Laws, Labour Laws, Tax Laws, Excise & Customs Laws and other matters before the High Court as well as the Ernakulam Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal. He has served as Central Government Counsel from 1998 till 2004. He was engaged as a Standing Counsel for various public sector undertakings like [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]], India Tourism Finance Limited, [[Cochin Special Economic Zone]], National Council of Applied Economic Research, Mysore Paper Mills, etc. He was co-opted as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of Kerala on 5 October 2008 and thereafter served as Member of the 11th Council of the Bar Council of Kerala in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bar Council of Kerala|title=Home: Bar Council of Kerala|url=http://www.barcouncilkerala.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> He served as the Assistant Solicitor General of India, High Court of Kerala from 17 July 2014 till 1 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ministry of Law and Justice|title=Empanelled Advocates|url=https://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/asg_2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> He was nominated to the General Council of the [[National University of Advanced Legal Studies]] ([[NUALS]]) in the year 2013. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala on 5 November 2018.<ref name="nic.in"/><ref name="thenewsminute.com"/><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/><ref name="doj.gov.in"/> He was appointed as Permanent Judge of High Court of Kerala with effect from 14 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title=SC Collegium approves appointment of 10 Permanent Judges in 3 HCs|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-collegium-approves-appointment-of-10-permanent-judges-in-3-hcs-6519209/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>[https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/four-additional-judges-of-kerala-hc-two-additional-judges-of-jharkhand-hc-made-permanent-read-notification-162771]<ref>{{Cite web|title=HIGH COURT OF KERALA|url=https://hckerala.gov.in/index.php|access-date=2021-07-15|website=hckerala.gov.in}}</ref>

== Notable Judgments ==
In ''Glanis vs Lazar Manjila,'' Justice N Nagaresh observed, "''The Court has to consider the psychological hurdles that the widow will face on account of remarriage. The society is changing. The age old concept of a remarried widow cutting off all relations with the family of her ex-husband, is becoming a story of the past.''" and held that, while computing compensation for dependency of a widow on the death of her husband under Section 166 of the [[Motor Vehicles Act]], her remarriage shall not be a decisive factor. He observed that the loss of dependency consequent to the death of the husband does not cease merely because the widow has remarried or became self-reliant.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=LIVELAW NEWS|date=2020-07-08|title=Remarriage Of Widow Not A Decisive Factor For Computing Motor Accident Compensation: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/widow-remarriage-mact-compensation-159556|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

While disposing a petition relating to the visibility of a [[Electoral symbol|party's symbol]] on [[Electronic voting in India|Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)]], Justice Nagaresh emphasized upon the importance of the voter being able to see the name, photograph, and symbol with clarity, which is essential for any free and fair [[election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lydia Suzanne|date=2021-04-03|title=Voters Should Be Able To See Name, Photograph And Symbol of Candidates With Sufficient Clarity, Essential For Free And Fair Election: Kerala High Court|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/kerala-high-court-voter-should-see-candidate-name-symbol-photograph-essential-for-free-fair-election-172069|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-03|title=Voters should be able to see name, photograph and symbol of candidates with sufficient clarity, essential for free and fair election: Kerala hc|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/legally-speaking/voters-able-see-name-photograph-symbol-candidates-sufficient-clarity-essential-free-fair-election-kerala-hc|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}</ref>

In ''G.Christhudas vs State of Kerala & others'', Justice Nagaresh held that ''"No religious community has an unbridled right to conduct pilgrimage to any place inside a [[Reserved forests and protected forests of India|Reserve Forest]] land. If any group of people forcibly enter any Reserve Forest Area and construct any structures unauthorisedly, such structures are liable to be removed by the Forest Authorities in accordance with law."''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lydia Suzanne|date=2021-04-12|title=[Bonacaud Kurishumala] No Religious Community Has An Unbridled Right To Conduct Pilgrimage Inside A Reserve Forest Land: Kerala High Court|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/no-religious-community-unbridled-right-pilgrimage-reserve-forest-land-kerala-high-court-bonacaud-kurishumala-172458|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

In a significant ruling, Justice N. Nagaresh observed that the [[COVID-19|Corona Virus Disease]] will fall within the ambit of "[[disaster]]" as defined under Section 2(d) of the [[Disaster Management Act, 2005|Disaster Management Act]] and thus it will be open to the District Authority to procure use of amenities including buildings from any authority or person even without formal requisition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=LIVELAW NEWS|date=2020-07-23|title=Covid-19 Disease A 'Disaster': Kerala HC Upholds Taking Over Of Residential Apartment By DDMA [Read Judgment]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/covid-19-disaster-ddma-taking-over-residential-apartment-upheld-kerala-hc-160376|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref> In a Writ Petition filed by a homeopathic practitioner, Justice Nagaresh ruled that a qualified [[Homeopathy|homoeopathic]] physician can dispense preventive and prophylactic homoeopathic medicines for [[COVID-19|Covid-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=VARGHESE|first=HANNAH MARY|date=2021-06-09|title=Qualified Homeopathic Doctors Can Prescribe Preventive And Add On Medicines To Covid 19 Patients: Kerala High Court|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/kerala-high-court-covid-19-patients-preventive-medicines-175441|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref> In ''Sebastian Thomas v. Secretary, Local Self Government Department,'' Justice N Nagaresh permitted an Indian couple stuck in [[Israel]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to register their marriage via [[Videotelephony|video conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Biju|first=Rintu Mariam|title=[COVID-19 travel restrictions] Kerala High Court allows Indian couple stuck in Israel to register marriage via video conference|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/covid-19-travel-restrictions-kerala-high-court-indian-couple-israel-register-marriage-video-conference|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=May 17|first=Mahir Haneef / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=07:07|title=Malayali couple stuck in Israel: Kerala HC allows marriage registration remotely {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/malayali-couple-stuck-in-israel-kerala-hc-allows-marriage-registration-remotely/articleshow/82697105.cms|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

In ''Rakhul Krishnan vs Union of India'' Justice Nagaresh held that [[Interpol notice|International Arrest Warrant]] issued by itself will not suffice to arrest and extradite an accused; and that the nationals of Contracting States shall not be extradited unless there is a request made by the State concerned.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=LIVELAW NEWS|date=2021-01-01|title=International Arrest Warrant By Itself Not Sufficient To Extradite A Person To UAE Unless There Is A Written Request: Kerala High Court|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/international-arrest-warrant-extradite-kerala-high-court-167833|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

In ''Sujith Prasad v The Reserve Bank of India and others,'' Justice Nagaresh referred to Section 21(3) of the [https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2005-30.pdf Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005], and held that updation of [https://www.cibil.com/ CIBIL score] ([[Credit rating|financial credit rating]]) is a borrower's statutory right and therefore, credit rating agencies are legally bound to consider objections against the rating given to a debtor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=LIVELAW NEWS|date=2021-01-23|title=CIBIL Score Updation Borrower's Statutory Right; Credit Information Companies Bound To Consider Objections : Kerala High Court|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/cibil-score-updation-credit-information-company-kerala-high-court-168801|access-date=2021-07-17|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Judges of the Kerala High Court]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]]

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