Abhay Shreeniwas Oka | |
Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
Termstart: | 31 August 2021 |
Appointer: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Nominator: | N. V. Ramana |
Office1: | Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court |
Termstart1: | 10 May 2019 |
Termend1: | 30 August 2021 |
Appointer1: | Ram Nath Kovind |
Nominator1: | Ranjan Gogoi |
Predecessor1: | Lingappa Narayana Swamy (acting) |
Successor1: | Satish Chandra Sharma (acting) |
Office2: | Judge of the Bombay High Court |
Termend2: | 9 May 2019 |
Termstart2: | 29 August 2003 |
Nominator2: | V. N. Khare |
Appointer2: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1960 |
Birth Place: | India |
Alma Mater: | Mumbai University |
Nationality: | Indian |
Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (born 25 May 1960) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Karnataka High Court[1] and judge of the Bombay High Court.
Oka was born on 25 May 1960. He was enrolled as an advocate on 28 June 1983. He practised for 19 years in the Bombay High Court, appellate side, Bombay in civil, constitutional and service matters and specialised in all the matters.
He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 August 2003 and appointed a permanent judge on 12 November 2005.
He was appointed chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 30 April 2019 and sworn in as chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 10 May 2019.
He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.