Atul Sreedharan
Atul Sreedharan | |
|---|---|
| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Sanjiv Khanna |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| In office 7 April 2016 – 9 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Tirath Singh Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | |
| In office 10 May 2023 – 20 March 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1966 |
Atul Sreedharan (born 24 May 1966) is an Indian judge who has served in the Madhya Pradesh High Court since March 2025. He is also a former judge of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, serving there from May 2023 to March 2025.
Early life and career
Sreedharan was born on 24 May 1966.[1] He was a member of the chamber of Senior Advocate Gopal Subramaniam in Delhi from 1992 to 1997. From 1997 to December 2000, he practised independently in Delhi. In 2001, he practised in the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He also served on the panel of Madhya Pradesh Housing Board between 2002 and 2012.
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 7 April 2016 and was confirmed as a Permanent Judge on 17 March 2018. Sreedharan was transferred as a judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court[2] in April 2023 on his request, due to his daughter practising law at the Madhya Pradesh High Court.[3] He was repatriated to Madhya Pradesh High Court in March 2025.[4]
References
- ^ "HON'BLE JUSTICE SHRI ATUL SHREEDHARAN | Official Website of e-Committee, Supreme Court of India | India". Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (27 April 2023). "Central government notifies transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh High Court to J&K and Ladakh High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (30 March 2023). "MP High Court judge and former Gopal Subramanium junior, Justice Atul Sreedharan seeks transfer since daughter set to enter law practice". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Ashiq, Peerzada (14 March 2025). "Justice Atul Sreedharan transferred from J&K to M.P. High Court". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 March 2025.