Arun Kumar Mishra

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Hon'ble Retd. Justice
Arun Kumar Mishra
Justice Arun Mishra.jpg
Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India
Assumed office
2 June 2021
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
7 July 2014 – 2 September 2020
Nominated byRajendra Mal Lodha
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
In office
14 December 2012 – 6 July 2014
Nominated byAltamas Kabir
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office
26 November 2010 – 13 December 2012
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
25 October 1999 – 12 September 2010
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born (1955-09-03) 3 September 1955 (age 68)
NationalityIndian

Arun Kumar Mishra (born 3 September 1955) is the current and eighth Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India.[1] He is the former Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Rajasthan High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He is also former Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Early life and education[edit]

Mishra was born on 3 September 1955. His father Late Hargovind Mishra was also a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He completed his graduation in science and obtained a master's degree. He then obtained a degree in law. He practised from 1978 to October 1999 in Constitutional, Civil, Industrial, Criminal and Service Matters in the Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior. He worked as part-time Lecturer in Law during 1986 to 1993 and was a Member of Faculty of Law of Jiwaji University, Gwalior from 1991 to 1996.

Memberships[edit]

In 1989 and 1995, he was elected Member of State Bar Council of M.P. and Vice-Chairman of State Bar Council of M.P. from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of Academic Council of Government M.L.B. Arts and Commerce Autonomous College, Gwalior from 1996 to 1998. He was Chairman of Advocates Welfare Committee of Bar Council of India for M.P. from 1996 to 1999. He was elected Vice-Chairman of Bar Council of India in 1997-1998 and Chairman of the Bar Council from 15.05.1998 to 24.10.1999. He remained Co-Chairman of All India Meet of Development of Law Course Curriculum consisting B.C.I., U.G.C., Law Secretaries, Educationalist and Chairman of various State Bar Councils held at Bangalore in 1997. He was chairman of General Council of National Law School of India University at Bangalore from 15.05.1998 to 24.10.1999. He remained Member of the various committees of Bar Council of India viz. Legal Education Committee, Rules Making Committee, Welfare Committee, Disciplinary Committee and Trustee of Employees' Provident Fund Committee.

Contributions[edit]

He drafted and proposed Foreign Law Degree Recognition Rules of 1997 framed under Advocates' Act, 1961, Bar Council of India Employees' Service Rules, 1996, M.P. Advocates Welfare Scheme, 1995 providing benefit up to 5 lacs, Rules pertaining to Foreign Lawyers Conditions of Practice Rules on India. He proposed the decision to close evening Law Colleges from 2000 July by B.C.I. for professional purposes i.e. for entry to Bar and drafted All India Lawyers' Welfare Scheme, 1998 and also proposed Amendment to other Welfare Schemes of Advocates.

Elevation to High Court[edit]

Justice Arun Mishra was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 25 October 1999 and Permanent Judge on 24 October 2001. Administrative Judge of M.P. High Court. Remained Chairman, State Legal Service Authority of M.P. He was transferred to Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur and took oath on 12.09.2010. He became Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 01.11.2010. He took oath of the office of the Chief Justice of Rajasthan on 26.11.2010.

Achievements[edit]

Mishra has taken several steps to dovetail technology in functions of Rajasthan High Court. His initiatives include publication of first ever Newsletter of Rajasthan High Court and inauguration of a Museum. [2]

Calcutta High Court[edit]

He was appointed the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on 14 December 2012 and served till 2014 and later elevated as the judge of the Supreme Court.[3]

Chairperson of NHRC[edit]

On 2 June 2021, he was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India.[4] His appointment was criticized by opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge who requested to appoint a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe communities arguing that most complaints lodged with NHRC deal with atrocities committed against these communities.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Phukan, Sandeep (31 May 2021). "Justice A.K. Mishra to head NHRC". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "'An Eyewitness Account: When SC Judge Arun Mishra Came Across A Wheelchair-bound Senior Citizen' | Live Law". Live Law. 28 October 2017.
  3. ↑ PTI. "Supreme Court crisis: All not okay, democracy at stake, say four senior-most judges". @businessline. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former SC judge Arun Kumar Mishra to take charge as NHRC chairman today". ANI News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Justice Arun Mishra takes charge as NHRC chief, Mallikarjun Kharge questions why no SC-ST". The Indian Express. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Controversial Judge Who Praised Modi Will Head National Human Rights Commission Now". The Wire. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
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  • Calcutta High Court - [2]
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