Aparesh Kumar Singh
7th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
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Aparesh Kumar Singh (born 7 July 1965) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.[1][2] He also served as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.[3] He was former judge of the Jharkhand High Court where he also served as Acting Chief Justice.[4]
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Hon’ble Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh | |
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| 7th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2025 | |
| Nominated by | B. R. Gavai |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
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| 8th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court | |
| In office 17 April 2023 – 18 July 2025 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
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| Judge of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 24 January 2012 – 16 April 2023 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Acting Chief Justice | |
| In office 20 December 2022 – 19 February 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Ravi Ranjan |
| Succeeded by | Sanjaya Kumar Mishra |
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| Born | 7 July 1965 |
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| Education | B. A. (Hons.), L.L.B |
| University of Delhi | |
Early life
He passed his B.A (Hons.) and LL.B from Delhi University and enrolled as advocate in 1990 before starting practise in Patna High Court from 1990 to 2000. In 2001 he started practising in Jharkhand High Court and continued till his elevation as additional judge in same high court on 24 January 2012.[5] He was made permanent judge on 16 January 2014.
He belongs to family of judges. 6th Chief Justice of India B. P. Sinha was his maternal great grandfather as Singh's mother was the maternal grand daughter of former CJI Sinha and sister of former supreme court judge Shiva Kirti Singh and cousin of B. P. Singh also a Supreme court judge.[6][7]
Career
After becoming judge in Jharkhand High Court he was appointed as executive chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority and also served as acting chief justice from 20 December 2022 to 19 February 2023 due to retirement of the then chief justice Ravi Ranjan till appointment of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as permanent chief justice.[8]
In February 2023, Supreme court collegium[9] recommended him to be appointed as chief justice of Tripura High Court and he was appointed[10] as such and took oath on 17 April 2023.[11] Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Telangana High Court in the same capacity during a Collegium meeting held on May 26, 2025[12] and he was appointed as chief justice of Telangana High Court in July 2025.[13]