J.K. Maheshwari

Career as an Advocate

Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari enrolled as an advocate with the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh in 1985. He practised as an advocate for 20 years and practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, service and tax matters. He was a member of the Madhya Pradesh state Bar Council from 2002 and was the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Gwalior Bench.

Career as a Judge

In 2005, he was appointed as the Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. In 2008, Maheshwari J was made a permanent judge. He was the first Chief Justice (CJ) of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2019. He was transferred to the Sikkim High Court as CJ in January 2021.