Mohan Shantanagoudar

Mohan Mallikarjunagouda Shantanagoudar (5 May 1958 – 25 April 2021) was an Indian jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.^[1][2][3]

Mohan Shantanagoudar
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 17 February 2017 – 25 April 2021
Nominated by	Jagdish Singh Khehar
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office 22 September 2016 – 17 February 2017
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office 1 August 2016 – 21 September 2016
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of the Karnataka High Court
In office 24 September 2004 – 31 July 2016
Nominated by	Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-05)5 May 1958 Chikkerur, Hirekerur Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka
Died	25 April 2021(2021-04-25) (aged 62) Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon
Alma mater	Karnatak University

He served as chief justice of the Kerala High Court.^[4]

Biography

Shantanagoudar initially practiced at the Karnataka High Court as an advocate, and was later appointed an additional judge in 2003, and elevated as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court on 29 September 2004.^[5] He was appointed the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 1 August 2016^[6] and later as chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 22 September 2016.^[7][8] In February 2017, Shantanagoudar was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.

He died during service on 24 April 2021 at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon due to pneumonia and post COVID-19 complications.^[9]