Lingappa Narayana Swamy

Lingappa Narayana Swamy (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian judge and the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. He is former Judge of Karnataka High Court. He served as the Acting Chief Justice[2][3] of Karnataka High Court from 18 January 2019 to 9 May 2019, after the elevation of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to Supreme Court of India.

Hon'ble Chief Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 October 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office 4 July 2007 – 5 October 2019 Acting Chief Justice:18 January 2019 – 9 May 2019
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-01) 1 July 1959[1] Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India
Alma mater	Mysore University

Career

Swamy is B.A., LL.M. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 15 October 1987. He practised before the High Court of Karnataka, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal & Central Administrative Tribunal. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on 4 July 2007 and as Permanent Judge on 17 April 2009. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 18 January 2019.[4] He was appointed as Chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 6 October 2019.[1]

References

1. IANS (6 October 2019). "Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Takes Oath As Himachal Chief Justice". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
2. "Lingappa Narayana Swamy J appointed Acting CJ of Karnataka HC". Bar & Bench. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Judge KHC as acting CJ of Karnataka HC" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
4. "Sitting Judges". High Court of Karnataka. Retrieved 7 June 2019.