Navin Sinha

Navin Sinha is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Sinha was elevated as a judge of the Patna High Court before serving as chief justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court and later of the Rajasthan High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court.

Navin Sinha
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 17 February 2017 – 18 August 2021
Nominated by	J. S. Khehar
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court
In office 12 May 2016 – 16 February 2017
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court
In office 9 April 2015 – 11 May 2016
Nominated by	H. L. Dattu
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of the Patna High Court
In office 4 February 2004 – 8 April 2015
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-19) 19 August 1956 (age 69)
Alma mater	University of Delhi

Early life and education

Sinha was born on 19 August 1957 in a Kayastha family^[1] of lawyers/administrators. Sinha did his schooling at St. Xavier's High School, Patna,^[2] and passed out in 1972. He did his graduation from Hindu College, Delhi^[3] and his Bachelor of Laws from the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, in 1979.

Career

Sinha joined bar on 26 July 1979 and practised for 23 years primarily at Patna High Court and specialised in civil, constitutional, labour, service, commercial, company, criminal laws. He was elevated as a judge there. He was made a permanent judge of Patna High Court on 4 February 2004.^[4][5] He was transferred to the Chhattisgarh High Court on 9 July 2014.

Sinha was sworn in as the new chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court on May 14, 2016. He was administered the oath as the 31st chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court by Governor Kalyan Singh.^[6]