| Anil R. Dave | |
| Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
| Term Start: | 30 April 2010 |
| Term End: | 18 November 2016 |
| Appointer: | Pratibha Patil |
| Office2: | Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court |
| Term Start2: | 11 February 2010 |
| Term End2: | 29 April 2010 |
| Appointer2: | Pratibha Patil |
| Office3: | Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad |
| Term Start3: | 7 January 2008 |
| Term End3: | 10 February 2010 |
| Appointer3: | Pratibha Patil |
| Office4: | Judge of the Gujarat High Court |
| Term Start4: | 18 September 1995 |
| Term End4: | 6 January 2008 |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| Spouse: | Meena Anil Dave |
| Education: | B.Com., LL.M., C.A |
Anil Ramesh Dave (born 19 November 1951) is a former judge at the Supreme Court of India and the current Executive-Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court, he was chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Bombay High Court.[1]
Dave enrolled as an advocate on 25 July 1976 and started practicing in various matters. He served as a solicitor to the Government of Gujarat, additional government pleader to Gujarat High Court and part-time Lecturer in Sir L.A. Shah Law College. He was appointed additional judge to the Gujarat High Court on 18 September 1995 and confirmed as permanent judge on 18 June 1997. Thereafter he was transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court as the chief justice 7 January 2008. While holding the post of chief justice of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, he served as the patron and chairman of the Advisory Council of International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), Regional Centre, Hyderabad and Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. On 11 February 2010 he was transferred to the Bombay High Court and from there he was elevated as judge of the Supreme Court of India on 30 April 2010. He retired as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 19 November 2016.