Vikram Nath

Vikram Nath
Hon'ble Chief Justice; Vikram Nath
Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 September 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Allahabad High Court
	In office; 24 September 2004 – 9 September 2019
Nominated by	Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	24 September 1962; Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
Spouse(s)	Dr. Sangita Srivastava
Children	Vishwesh Nath and Varad Nath
Alma mater	Shia P. G. College University of Lucknow St.Josephs College, Prayagraj

Justice Vikram Nath (born 24 September 1962) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court[1][2] and former Judge in Allahabad High Court. He was earlier recommended as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court but centre disapproved the recommendations.[3]

He is the first Chief Justice of a High Court in India to live stream its proceedings on Youtube during the 2020 Pandemic.

Early life and career

Vikram Nath was born in a middle-class family in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. He followed the footsteps of his paternal ancestry by pursuing law as a subject and is currently the 4th generation to do so. Born and raised at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

He practiced as a lawyer at Allahabad High Court for a period of 17 years before being elevated to the position of a High Court Judge at Allahabad.

References

Singh, Ajmer (31 August 2019). "Collegium clears Vikram Nath's name for Gujarat High Court Chief Justice". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of Allahabad High Court, to be CJ of Gujarat High Court (08.09.2019)" (PDF). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
Emmanuel, Meera (10 April 2019). "Collegium recommends Justice Vikram Nath as First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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[1] Singh, Ajmer (31 August 2019). "Collegium clears Vikram Nath's name for Gujarat High Court Chief Justice". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

[2] "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of Allahabad High Court, to be CJ of Gujarat High Court (08.09.2019)" (PDF). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[3] Emmanuel, Meera (10 April 2019). "Collegium recommends Justice Vikram Nath as First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 10 April 2019.