Former Jharkhand High Court Judge Justice Harish Chandra Mishra Appointed As Delhi's Lokayukta

Former Jharkhand High Court Judge, Justice Harish Chandra Mishra has been appointed as the Lokayukta of Delhi by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. The post had remained vacant since the retirement of Justice Ms. Rewa Khetrapal in December 2020.

According to a notification issued in the official gazette (dated March 15), Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal appointed Justice (retired) Mishra as Lokayukta. The Notification reads thus:

"In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Delhi Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act, 1995 (Delhi Act 1 of 1996) and with the approval of the President of India, I, Anil Baijal, Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby appoint Shri Justice (Retd.) Harish Chandra Mishra, retired judge of Jharkhand High Court as the Lokayukta for the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Shri Justice (Retd.) Harish Chandra Mishra shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office."

Justice Mishra was born on 27th March, 1959. His father was Justice Vishwanath Mishra retired as Judge of Patna High Court in the year 1981. He Passed Secondary School Examination in the year 1974 from Patna High School, I.Sc. from T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur, and B.Com. from Co-operative College, Jamshedpur.

After doing LL.B. from Patna Law College in the year 1984, he joined Bar on 20.04.1984 as an Advocate of Patna High Court. He practiced mostly in the Writ side (particularly Service matters) and appeared in several important cases.

He also practiced in Civil and Criminal matters. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Jharkhand High Court on 27th April 2011 and took oath as a Judge of Jharkhand High Court on 31st January, 2013. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand from 30th August 2019 to 16th November 2019.

He was Superannuated on March 26, 2021.

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