Prafulla Kumar Mishra
Prafulla Kumar Mishra or P. K. Misra (born 17 September 1947) is a retired Indian judge, former Chief Justice of Patna High Court and present Lokayukta for Goa.
Career
[edit]Mishra was born in 1947. His father, late Jaya Krishna Mishra was also a judge. He passed LL.B. with gold medal from the Utkal University in 1968.[1] Mishra became the additional judge of Orissa High Court on 17 January 1996. In 2001 he was transferred to the Madras High Court.[2] On 12 August 2009 he was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice of Patna High Court.[3] Justice Mishra was retired on 16 September 2009 from the Judgeship.[4] After the retirement he became the first Chairman of Goa Human Rights Commission.[5] In April 2016 Mishra was appointed as Goa Lokayukta after Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "P. K. Mishra sworn in Madras HC judge". The Hindu. 26 June 2001. Archived from the original on 28 January 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "Orissa High Court". orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "P.K. Misra Patna High Court CJ". The Hindu. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "LIST OF RETIRED CHIEF JUSTICE". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Chairman of Goa State Human Rights Commission Mr Justice Prafulla Kumar Mishra accompanied by members Judge". The Times of India. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Retd Justice Prafulla Kumar Mishra is the new Goa Lokayukta". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Retired Justice PK Mishra Sworn-In As New Goa Lokayukta". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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