Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
46th Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office
21 July 2025 – 5 March 2026
Nominated byB. R. Gavai
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byK. R. Shriram
Succeeded byS. A. Dharmadhikari
42nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office
6 February 2024 – 20 July 2025
Acting CJ : 9 November 2023 - 5 February 2024
Nominated byD. Y. Chandrachud
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byA. G. Masih
Succeeded byK. R. Shriram
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
In office
18 October 2021 – 5 February 2024
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Acting Chief Justice
In office
6 February 2023 – 29 May 2023
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byPankaj Mithal
Succeeded byA. G. Masih
In office
2 August 2022 – 13 October 2022
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byS. S. Shinde
Succeeded byPankaj Mithal
In office
7 March 2022 – 20 June 2022
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byAkil Kureshi
Succeeded byS. S. Shinde
Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
10 December 2009 – 17 October 2021
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1964-03-06) 6 March 1964
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
EducationB.Sc and LL.B
Alma materK R Law College, Bilaspur, CMD College, Bilaspur

Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (born 6 March 1964) is a retired Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of Madras[1] and Rajasthan High Court.[2] He has previously served as judge and as Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court four times before being elevated as Chief Justice in 2024.[3] He is also a former Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.[4]

Early life and career

Justice Shrivastava was born on 6 March 1964 in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He completed his graduation in B.Sc from CMD college, Bilaspur and LL. B. from K. R. Law College at Bilaspur. He enrolled with Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh on 5 October 1987 and started practicing in district courts and High Court. He was designated as Senior advocate on 31 January 2005.

He was elevated as additional judge of Chhattisgarh High Court on 10 December 2009 and became permanent on 8 March 2016. He was transferred to Rajasthan High Court on 18 October 2021 where he served as acting chief justice four times in 2022[5][6] and 2023[7][8] before being elevated as permanent chief justice on 6 February 2024.[9]

On 26 May 2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended swap between chief justices of Rajasthan High Court and Madras High Court and subsequently he was transferred to Madras High Court[10][11] and was sworn in as chief justice of Madras High Court on 21 July 2025.[12][13] He retired as chief justice of Madras High Court on 5 March 2026 on attaining age of superannuation i.e. 62 years.

On 12 August 2025 Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha constituted 3 member committee consisting Justice Shrivastava, Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar and senior advocate B.V. Acharya to inquire into the allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma as part of impeachment proceedings.[14]

References

  1. ^ Court, Madras High. "Madras High Court". hcmadras.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Rajasthan High Court". hcraj.nic.in. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Former Chhattisgarh high court judge appointed chief justice of Rajasthan". The Times of India. 30 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ "High Court of Chhattisgarh". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava new acting CJ of Rajasthan HC". The Times of India. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ Singh, Ratna (29 July 2022). "Central government notifies appointment of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Central government notifies new Acting Chief Justices for High Courts of Rajasthan, Patna and Manipur". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ Bench, Bar & (9 November 2023). "Justice MM Shrivastava appointed Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. ^ Ritu (19 March 2024). "Know Thy Judge | Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, the 42nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court". SCC Times. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Major reshuffle in HCs: Raj and Madras CJs swap posts". The Times of India. 15 July 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Judicial Transfers India: SC Collegium recommends transfer of 4 Chief Justices". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  12. ^ Sajeev, Upasana (21 July 2025). "Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to be sworn-in as Madras High Court Chief Justice on July 21". The Hindu. 21 July 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  14. ^ "SC judge, Madras HC chief justice, and 93-yr-old advocate who prosecuted Jaya to probe Justice Varma". The Indian Express. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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