Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. S. Dinesh Kumar

Designation: Hon'ble Chief Justice of Karnataka and Administrative Judge Of City Civil Court, Bengaluru
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.S.Dinesh Kumar was born on 25th February, 1962. He studied in National High School, National College and BMS College, Bengaluru. He was awarded National Merit Scholar Certificate in the High School.

His lordship Started Practice in the High Court of Karnataka in the year 1990 in the chambers of Hon’ble Mr.Justice Shivaraj. V. Patil, fromer judge, Supreme Court of India. His lordship was appointed as an Additional Central Government Standing Counsel in the year 1998 and as Senior Standing Counsel in the year 2003.

He has served as a Senior Panel Counsel for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Senior Standing Counsel for BSNL, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Counsel for Technical Education (AICTE), National Counsel for Teacher Education (NCTE).

His lordship served as Standing Counsel Karnataka State Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).

His lordship worked as a Mediator and a trainer in Mediation and has appeared in several important cases in different High Courts and Supreme Court in matters concerning appointment of Director, CBI, Dis-investment of ITDC Hotels, Defamation case against the Union Finance Minister, Corruption cases against former Union Minister and former Chief Minister, Language Policy of the State etc., He has worked with distinguised law officers of the Country.

His lordship was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on 02.01.2015 and Permanent Judge on 30.12.2016. He has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka from 25.01.2024.