Rakesh Ranjan Prasad
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Rakesh Ranjan Prasad | |
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| 3rd Chief Justice of Manipur High Court | |
| In office 22 September 2016 – 30 June 2017 | |
| Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Manipur High Court | |
| In office 15 February 2016 – 21 September 2016 Acting CJ : 10 June 2016 - 21 September 2016 | |
| Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 27 February 2006 – 14 February 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Y. K. Sabharwal |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1955 |
| Died | 3 June 2018 (aged 62) |
| Education | B.Sc and L. L. B. |
| Alma mater | Patna Law College |
Rakesh Ranjan Prasad (1 July 1955 — 3 June 2018) was an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court[1] and judge of the Jharkhand High Court.[2]
Career
Prasad was born in 1955 in Bihar. He graduated in Science and passed LL.B. from Patna Law College.[1] Prasad was enrolled as an Advocate in Bihar State Bar Council in 1980 and started practice in Civil, Criminal and Constitutional matters at the Patna High Court. On 6 May 1991 he joined Superior Judicial Service and was appointed Additional District Judge. He was promoted to District and Sessions Judge in 2001.[2]
Prasad became Registrar General of Jharkhand High Court on 9 June 2001.[2] On 27 February 2006 he was appointed a Judge of Jharkhand High Court thereafter transferred to Manipur High Court on 1 February 2016.[3] Justice Prasad also took charge of the Acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court after Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra.[4] On 22 September 2016 he became the permanent Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. Prasad retired on 30 June 2017 from the judgeship.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "High Court of manipur at Imphal". hcmimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Rakesh Ranjan Prasad Sworn in as New Chief Justice of Manipur HC". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "SC Collegium urged to take cognisance of comments against Jharkhand judge". The Indian Express. PTI. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.