New judge for Karnataka HC

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Advocate KV Aravind on Wednesday took oath of office as a judge of the Karnataka High Court before the Governor. This increases the total number of judges in the High Court to 52.

The total sanctioned strength of judges in the Karnataka High Court is 62. Justice G. Narendar, a senior judge who is currently handling cases in Court 2, has been transferred to Andhra Pradesh.

He will be relieved on the 27th and will be given a farewell by the Advocates Association Bengaluru.

When Justice Narendar's transfer takes effect, the total number of judges in the High Court will again fall back to 51. Another senior judge Justice PS Dinesh Kumar is retiring on February 24, 2024.

Another judge, HB Prabhakar Shastry, is set to retire on April 3, 2024. KV Aravind, hailing from Doddakurubarahalli in Kolar taluk, obtained his degree from Bangalore University Law College.

He worked as a lawyer for the Income Tax Department from 2004 to 2012 and represented them in the High Court as a senior counsel for Income Tax, Customs, and GST cases.