Prashant Kumar

For the Indian cricketer, see Prashant Kumar (cricketer).

Justice Prashant Kumar (1 July 1958 – 30 August 2019) was an Indian judge. He was the former Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.^[1] He was also former judge of Jharkhand High Court and Allahabad High Court.

Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice Prashant Kumar
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office 7 June 2019 – 30 August 2019
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (acting)
Succeeded by	Harish Chandra Mishra (acting)
Judge of Jharkhand High Court
In office 10 May 2019 – 6 June 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office 19 May 2016 – 9 May 2019
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of Jharkhand High Court
In office 21 January 2009 – 18 May 2016
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	1 July 1958 Chapra, Bihar
Died	30 August 2019(2019-08-30) (aged 61) Ranchi, Jharkhand