Ramesh Ranganathan

{{Short description|Former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, India}}

{{Distinguish|Romesh Ranganathan}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox Judge

|name=Ramesh Ranganathan

|office=10th Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court

|honorific_prefix=Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice

|honorific_suffix=

|appointer=Ram Nath Kovind

|nominator=Ranjan Gogoi

|termstart=2 November 2018

|termend=27 July 2020

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|07|28|df=yes}}

|birth_place=New Delhi, India

|alma_mater=Bangalore University

|preceded=Rajeev Sharma {{small|(acting)}}

|succeeded=Ravi Malimath {{small|(acting)}}

|office2=Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court

|termend2=1 November 2018

|termstart2=30 July 2016

|appointer2=Pranab Mukherjee

|nominator2=T. S. Thakur

|office3=Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court

|termstart3=26 May 2005

|termend3=29 July 2016

|nominator3=Ramesh Chandra Lahoti

|appointer3=A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

}}

Justice Ramesh Ranganathan (born 28 July 1958) is an Indian judge. He is the former Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-hc-judge-elevated-as-uttarakhand-chief-justice/articleshow/66202876.cms |title=Hyderabad HC judge elevated as Uttarakhand Chief Justice - Times of India |date=14 October 2018 |work=The Times of India |location=India |language=en |access-date=2018-12-17}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/oct/25/justice-ramesh-ranganathan-of-hyderabad-hc-appointed-chief-justice-of-uttarakhand-1889830.html |title=Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of Hyderabad HC appointed Chief Justice of Uttarakhand |date=25 October 2018 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |location=India |language=en |access-date=2018-12-17}} He had earlier served as the Acting Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court and judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court. Following his retirement from the High Court, he was appointed as the chairperson of the Indian Appellate Tribunal for Electricity where he served from the year 2022 till 2026.{{Cite web |title=JUSTICE RANGANATHAN APPOINTED APTEL CHAIRMAN {{!}} The Business Guardian - Newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Business-Guardian/JUSTICE-RANGANATHAN-APPOINTED-APTEL-CHAIRMAN |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.magzter.com |language=en}}