Naresh Harishchandra Patil

In 1979, Patil graduated in the faculty of law from the Government Law College, Mumbai under the Bombay University.[1] He was enrolled as an advocate in 1980 and started practise in the District Court at Latur from 1980 to 1982. After that he worked as lawyer in the Bombay High Court. Patil was appointed as Honorary Assistant to the Government Pleader in Aurangabad Bench by the Government of Maharashtra in 1983. In 1988 he became Additional Standing Counsel for the Government of India. Patil appeared several time on behalf of the Government and Government undertaking Corporation, Councils, Election Commission, Railways and for various statutory bodies in his career.[1] He was elevated as permanent Justice of the Bombay High Court on 12 October 2001[2][3] and became the acting Chief Justice in August 2018.[4][5] On 24 October 2018, He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.[6] On 6 April 2019, He retired and he succeeded Justice Pradeep Nandrajog