L. Narayana Swamy

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L. Narayana Swamy
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
Assumed office
6 October 2019
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
4 July 2007 – 5 October 2019
Acting Chief Justice:18 January 2019 – 9 May 2019
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 65)[1]

Lingappa Narayana Swamy (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian judge and the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. He is former Judge of Karnataka High Court. He served as the Acting Chief Justice[2][3] of Karnataka High Court from 18 January 2019 to 9 May 2019, after the elevation of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to Supreme Court of India.

Career[edit]

Swamy is B.A., LL.M. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 15 October 1987. He practised before the High Court of Karnataka, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal & Central Administrative Tribunal. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on 4 July 2007 and as Permanent Judge on 17 April 2009. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 18 January 2019.[4] He was appointed as Chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 6 October 2019.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 IANS (6 October 2019). "Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Takes Oath As Himachal Chief Justice". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Lingappa Narayana Swamy J appointed Acting CJ of Karnataka HC". Bar & Bench. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Judge KHC as acting CJ of Karnataka HC" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  4. "Sitting Judges". High Court of Karnataka. Retrieved 7 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)