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Sanjay Karol
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Sanjay Karol (born 23 August 1961) is serving as a judge in Supreme Court of India.[1] He is a former chief justice of the Patna High Court and Tripura High Court.[2] He has also served as judge and acting chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. He also served as Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh.[3]
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[edit]Sanjay Karol was born in Shimla in 1961. He passed from St. Edward's School, Shimla and graduated with History Honours from Government College, Sanjauli. Sanjay Karol obtained a law degree from Faculty of law, Himachal Pradesh University and in 1983 he was enrolled as an advocate, practiced in various courts.
He was appointed as Advocate general for Himachal Pradesh in 1998 when Prem Kumar Dhumal became chief minister following 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He was appointed as judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2007 and also served as its Acting Chief Justice of that High Court from 25 April 2017 till appointment of Surya Kant as permanent chief justice on 5 October 2018.[4][5] Justice Karol became the fourth Chief Justice of Tripura High Court on 14 November 2018.[6] He was transferred as Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 11 November 2019.[7]
He was recommended by Supreme Court collegium to be elevated as judge of Supreme Court of India on 13 December 2022.[8]However central government cleared his appointment only in February 2023 and he took oath on 6 February 2023.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justice Sanjay Karol | Supreme Court of India | India". www.sci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Sanjay Karol sworn in as new chief justice of Tripura HC". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "ADVOCATE GENERAL HIMACHAL PRADESH". advocategeneral.hp.gov.in. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Looking back at magnificent tenure of Justice Sanjay Karol at HP High Court". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Two judges of Himachal High Court take oath". India Today. PTI. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to High Court of Tripura". www.thc.nic.in. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Justice Sanjay Karol to be sworn-in as new Patna high court chief justice on Monday". The Times of India. 10 November 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Rajagopal, Krishnadas (13 December 2022). "Collegium recommends five judges to be appointed to the Supreme Court". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Five judges elevated to Supreme Court to take oath today: Who are they?". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
