Harish Tandon

Harish Tandon (born 16 November 1964) is an Indian judge, presently serving as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.^[1] He is a former judge of the Calcutta High Court.

Hon'ble Chief Justice Harish Tandon
35th Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2025
Nominated by	Sanjiv Khanna
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by	C. S. Singh Arindam Sinha (acting)
Judge of Calcutta High Court
In office 13 April 2010 – 25 March 2025
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 61)
Alma mater	Calcutta University

Profession and education

Tandon was born on November 16, 1964 and graduated from the University of Calcutta in 1983. He completed his LL.B. from the same university in 1989. On September 26, 1989, he enrolled as an advocate and began practicing law. During his legal career, he primarily handled civil and appellate matters, practicing in the Calcutta High Court, city civil courts of Calcutta, tribunals and the Supreme Court of India. On April 13, 2020, he was appointed as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court.^[2]

Following the retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, his name was recommended for the position of Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.^[3][4][5][6] Justice Tandon took oath as the 35th Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on 26th March 2025.^[7]