Humchadakatte G. Ramesh
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Justice Humchadakatte Gopalaiah Ramesh (born 16 January 1957) is an Indian jurist. He served as the acting Chief Justice at the High Court of Karnataka between 10 October 2017 and 12 February 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/profiles-sitting-judges.asp |title=Sitting Judges of High Court of Karnataka |website=karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in |access-date=2017-11-29}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.livelaw.in/justice-hg-ramesh-appointed-acting-cj-karnataka-hc-read-notification/ |title=Justice HG Ramesh Appointed As Acting CJ Of Karnataka HC |date=2017-10-07 |website=LiveLaw.in |language=en-US |access-date=2017-11-29}}
Career
Justice Ramesh enrolled as an advocate in 1982 and began his practice at Karnataka High Court. He was appointed an Additional Judge of the Court in May 2003 and elevated as a Permanent Judge in September 2004. In February 2017, he turned down the Supreme Court collegium's offer to be made the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
Notable judgements
- A single-judge bench consisting of Justice Ramesh ordered the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences to pay {{INR|1 crore}} as compensation each to three students who had to be denied the last remaining seat at the college. The judge also noted his reservations about the functioning of the educational institution and asked the Medical Council of India to take corrective action.{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150709/nation-current-affairs/article/karnataka-high-court-tells-college-pay-rs-1-crore-each-3 |title=Karnataka High Court tells college to pay Rs 1 crore each to 3 students |date=2015-07-09 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=2017-11-30 |language=en}}
Controversy
The Economic Times reported in March 2017 that Justice Ramesh was upset over being denied a promotion to the Supreme Court of India in favour of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer. In protest, he wrote to the then Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar stating that "My supersession on ground of giving representation to a minority in the Supreme Court by recommending the name of a judge, who is junior to me, is certainly not correct." Justice Ramesh also said, "I request lordships to deny me the honour of becoming the chief justice of Madras High Court." Justice Indira Banerjee of the High Court of Delhi was subsequently appointed in his place.{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/upset-over-his-juniors-elevation-karnataka-judge-says-no-to-madras-hc-offer/articleshow/57438168.cms |title=Upset over his junior’s elevation, Karnataka Judge says no to Madras HC offer |last=Singh |first=Ajmer |date=2017-03-03 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=2017-11-30}}
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Category:21st-century Indian judges