Mohan Shantanagoudar
{{Short description|Indian judge (1958–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohan Shantanagoudar
| image = Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar.jpg
| caption =
| office2 = Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
| termstart2 = 22 September 2016
| termend2 = 17 February 2017
| appointer = Pranab Mukherjee
|nominator = Jagdish Singh Khehar
|appointer2 = Pranab Mukherjee
|nominator2 = T. S. Thakur
| predecessor =
| office3 = Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
| termstart3 = 1 August 2016
| termend3 = 21 September 2016
| appointer3 = Pranab Mukherjee
| predecessor3 =
| office4 = Judge of the Karnataka High Court
| termstart4 = 24 September 2004
| termend4 = 31 July 2016
|nominator4 = Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
|appointer4 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
| office = Judge of the Supreme Court of India
| term_start = 17 February 2017
| term_end = 25 April 2021
| education =
| alma_mater = Karnatak University
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1958|05|05}}
| birth_place = Chikkerur, Hirekerur Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|04|25|1958|05|05}}
| death_place = Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon
| citizenship =
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| website =
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Mohan Mallikarjunagouda Shantanagoudar (5 May 1958 – 25 April 2021) was an Indian jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-judge-justice-mm-shantanagoudar-passes-away/articleshow/82240099.cms | title=SC judge Justice MM Shantanagoudar passes away | work=The Times of India | date=25 April 2021 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-judge-justice-mohan-m-shantanagoudar-dies-7287932/ | title=Supreme Court judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar dies at Gurgaon hospital: report | publisher=The Indian Express | date=25 April 2021 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Supreme-Court-gets-five-more-judges/article17318238.ece/ | title=Supreme Court gets five more judges | date=17 February 2017 | author=PTI | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=28 December 2018}}
He served as chief justice of the Kerala High Court.{{cite web | url=http://www.livelaw.in/justice-mohan-shantanagoudar-will-next-chief-justice-kerala-high-court/ | title=Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar will be the next Chief Justice of Kerala High Court | date=5 May 2016 | publisher=livelaw.in | accessdate=9 May 2016}}
Biography
Shantanagoudar initially practiced at the Karnataka High Court as an advocate, and was later appointed an additional judge in 2003, and elevated as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court on 29 September 2004.{{cite web | url=http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/sitting_judges/msgj.htm | title=Mohan Shantanagoudar - Profile at Karnataka High Court | publisher=karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in | accessdate=9 May 2016}} He was appointed the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 1 August 2016{{cite web | url=http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/mms.html | title=High Court of Kerala - Judge info. - Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar | publisher=lawnn.com | accessdate=25 August 2016}} and later as chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 22 September 2016.[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/571351/justice-mohan-shantanagoudar-cj-kerala.html Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar CJ of Kerala HC, Deccan Herald][http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/mms.html, Profile of Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar - High Court of Kerala] In February 2017, Shantanagoudar was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.
He died during service on 24 April 2021 at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon due to pneumonia and post COVID-19 complications.{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-judge-mohan-shantanagoudar-dies-after-prolonged-illness-at-62-101619378108431.html | title=SC judge Mohan Shantanagoudar dies after prolonged illness at 62 | date=26 April 2021 }}
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