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'''Justice Rajendra Menon''' is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is [[Chairperson]] of [[Armed Forces Tribunal]]. He is former [[Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]].<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/chief-justice-rajendra-menon-takes-charge-of-delhi-high-court-1839549.html</ref> He was born on 7 June 1957 and hails from [[Jabalpur]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/justice-rajendra-menon-appointed-cj-of-patna-hc/articleshow/57582018.cms|title=Justice Rajendra Menon appointed CJ of Patna high court - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/Judges_Dtl.aspx?ID=MzE2-BwniSzzYyVw=|title=The High Court of Judicature at Patna|first=Amit Kumar|last=1|website=patnahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/justice-menon-tipped-to-be-patna-high-court-cj/story-o7mEbR6tBJPElmxPofSGHP.html|title=Justice Menon tipped to be Patna high court CJ|date=17 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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{{Infobox Judge<br />
| name = Rajendra Menon<br />
| office = [[Chairperson]] of [[Armed Forces Tribunal]]<br />
| termstart = 6 November 2019<br />
| termend = <br />
| appointer =[[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]<br />
| nominator = [[Ranjan Gogoi]]<br />
| office1 = [[Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]]<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice<br />
| honorific_suffix = <br />
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| preceded1 = [[Gita Mittal]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[Dipak Misra]]<br />
| termstart1 = 9 August 2018<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = 7 June 1957<br />
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| alma_mater = NES Law College<br />
| office2 = [[Chief Justice]] of [[Patna High Court]]<br />
| termstart2 = 15 March 2017<br />
| termend2 = 8 August 2018<br />
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| nominator2 = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]<br />
| office3 = [[Judge]] of [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]]<br />
| termstart3 = 1 April 2002<br />
| termend3 = 14 March 2017<br />
| appointer3 = [[Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]<br />
| nominator3 = [[Sam Piroj Bharucha]]<br />
| termend1 = 6 June 2019<br />
| succeeded1 = [[Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
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]].<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Justice Rajendra Menon practiced law in the office of senior [[advocate]] P. Sadasivan Nair. Until his elevation to the Bench, was Standing [[Counsel]] for [[Central Government]] from 1991. He also represented several private and [[public sector]] undertakings and other private entities.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Judgeship==<br />
Justice 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 transferred as [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]] on 9 August 2018. He retired on 6 June 2019.<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/justice-menon-sworn-in-as-cj-of-patna-hc/story-seTBMmKjJTF8OH6ZJTd8QI.html|title=Justice Menon sworn in as CJ of Patna HC|date=15 March 2017|publisher=}}</ref> He was recommended as the Chairperson of the [[Armed Forces Tribunal]] (AFT) in September 2019 by [[Chief Justice of India]] [[Ranjan Gogoi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/justice-rajendra-menon-to-be-next-chairperson-of-the-armed-forces-tribunal-1569825315-1|title=Justice Rajendra Menon to be next Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal|date=2019-09-30|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> He was appointed as [[Chairperson]] of [[Armed Forces Tribunal]] on 6 November 2019 by [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
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