B. P. Dharmadhikari

Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari (born 28 April 1958) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Judge of Bombay High Court also.^[1][2]

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) B. P. Dharmadhikari
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
In office 20 March 2020 – 27 April 2020
Nominated by	Sharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Succeeded by	Dipankar Datta
Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
In office 24 February 2020 – 19 March 2020
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office 15 March 2004 – 23 February 2020
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1958-04-28) 28 April 1958 (age 67) Nagpur
Alma mater	Nagpur University

Career

He practised law in Nagpur after enrolment in Bar Council of Maharashtra on 17 October 1980. He became standing counsel for many Government Corporations. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court on 15 March 2004. After this he was elevated as Permanent Judge on 12 March 2006.

On 24 February 2020, He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court after the retirement of Chief Justice of the High court Pradeep Nandrajog.^[3]

On 24 February 2020, he was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He was appointed Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 20 March 2020. He retired on 27 April 2020.