S.R. Krishna Kumar

Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar is an Indian judge of Karnataka High Court.^[1]

The Honourable Justice of Karnataka High Court S.R. Krishna Kumar
Judge of Karnataka High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2021
Nominated by	A.S. Oka, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind, President of India
Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office 23 September 2019 – 28 February 2021
Nominated by	A.S. Oka, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind, President of India
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-07) 7 May 1970 (age 55)
Alma mater	University Law College, Bangalore University

Early life

S.R. Krishna Kumar was born on 7 May 1970. He graduated with Bachelor of Law from University Law College, Bangalore University. He enrolled as an Advocate on 29 August 1992. He practiced as an advocate in the Karnataka High Court as well as Civil Courts, Criminal Courts and Tribunals.^[1]

Judge of High Court

The Karnataka High Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice A.S. Oka recommended the appointment of S.R. Krishna Kumar as an Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court. The recommendation was cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on 25 March 2019 and he was appointed on 23 September 2019.^[2][3][4]

The Karnataka High Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice A.S. Oka recommended the elevation of S.R. Krishna Kumar as a Permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court. The recommendation was cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on 16 December 2020 and he was appointed on 1 March 2021.^[5][6][7]