Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) K. H. N. Kuranga | |
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| 2nd Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court | |
| In office 6 February 2002 – 10 May 2004 | |
| Nominated by | S. P. Bharucha |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | A. S. V. Moorthy |
| Judge of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 22 February 1993 – 5 February 2002 | |
| Nominated by | L. M. Sharma |
| Appointed by | S. D. Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1942 |
Korategere Hanumanthayya Narasimha Kuranga (born 11 May 1942) is an Indian Advocate, retired Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court[1][2] and former judge of Karnataka High Court.[3][4]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Justice Kuranga hails from Tumkur district and started practising in the Bangalore Bar after enrolling as an Advocate on 17 May 1968.[5] He worked as high court pleader in 1975 and was appointed as additional state public prosecutor in 1985.[6]
He became Judge of Karnataka High Court on 22 February 1993 to February 2002.[3] On 6 February 2002 he became second Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and served in this role until May 2004.[1]
In 2011 he was tipped to be the Lokayukta of Karnataka when the then Governor of Karnataka was in disagreement with the govt's proposal of appointing S. R. Bannurmath as lokayukta[6] but subsequently Y. Bhaskar Rao was appointed to head this coveted post.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Justice | High Court Chhattisgarh". Chhattisgarh High Court. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ Criminal Justice India Series. Allied Publishers. 2002. ISBN 978-81-7764-860-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hon'ble Mr.Justice K.H.N.Kuranga". Karnataka Judiciary. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "HC judge posted CJ of Chattisgarh | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 February 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "High Court of Karnataka Official Web Site". Karnataka Judiciary. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "On FP for 1st editionsJustice Kuranga may be Lokayukta". The Times of India. 11 November 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Justice (retd) Y Bhaskar Rao sworn in as new Lokayukta". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 23 October 2025.