Ramesh Surajmal Garg
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Ramesh Surajmal Garg | |
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| 32nd Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court | |
| In office 17 April 2010 – 18 June 2010 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Jasti Chelameswar |
| Succeeded by | Madan Lokur |
| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 17 September 2007 – 16 April 2010 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| In office 16 November 2009 – 19 December 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Ananga Kumar Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Syed Rafat Alam |
| Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 28 February 2005 – 16 September 2007 | |
| Nominated by | R. C. Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Judge of Patna High Court | |
| In office 1 November 2001 – 27 February 2005 | |
| Nominated by | A. S. Anand |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court | |
| In office 1 November 2000 – 31 October 2001 | |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| In office 1 November 2000 – 4 December 2000 | |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | W. A. Shishak |
| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 15 December 1994 – 31 October 2000 | |
| Nominated by | A. M. Ahmadi |
| Appointed by | S. D. Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1948 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Judge |
Ramesh Surajmal Garg (born: 18 June 1948), also known as R. S. Garg, is a retired Indian judge and a former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
Career
Justice Garg was born in 1948. He passed master's degree in economics and law. He started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court on Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Constitutional and Taxation matters.[1] He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 15 December 1994 and was made permanent on 19 July 1995.
He became the first acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court upon its creation in 2000 and remained so till the appointment of first permanent chief justice W. A. Shishak.[2] He also served as a judge of Patna High Court and Gujarat High Court. Justice Garg was repatriated to Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2007 and was appointed Acting Chief Justice on 16 November 2009 consequent upon the elevation of the then chief justice Ananga Kumar Patnaik to Supreme Court of India. He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on 17 April 2010 and served brief period of 2 months at the helm before reaching age of superannuation.[3]
He came again in the news in August 2025 because of robbery in his Indore house despite presence of security personnel.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Justice Ramesh Garg is new Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court". www.netindian.in. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Welcome to the Official Website of the High Court of Chhattisgarh". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Former Hon'ble Chief Justices of Gauhati High Court – The Gauhati High Court". ghconline.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (2025-08-13). "Three Men Steal Over Rs 5 Lakh, Gold-Silver From Retired Justice Ramesh Garg's Indore Home". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Robbers loot jewellery, cash from retired Justice's house in Indore: Flee with stolen valuables in under 4 minutes; alarm sounds, family remains asleep - Indore News". Bhaskar English. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-10-18.