Rajendra Menon
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Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Hon'ble Justice Rajendra Menon | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Chief Justice of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 9 August 2018 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Gita Mittal |
| Succeeded by | Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel |
| Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 15 March 2017 – 8 August 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 1 April 2002 – 14 March 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Sam Piroj Bharucha |
| Appointed by | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1957 |
| Alma mater | NES Law College |
Rajendra Menon is an Indian judge. Presently, he is chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal. He is a former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.[1] He was born on 7 June 1957 and hails from Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh.[2] He was a judge and later the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and later the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.[3][4]
Career
Rajendra Menon practiced law in the office of Senior Advocate P. Sadasivan Nair. Until his elevation to the Bench, he was Standing Counsel for Central Government from 1991. He also represented several private and public sector undertakings and other private entities.[3]
