Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari

Born on 14th August, 1940 at Nagpur and educated at Betul, Nagpur and Indore. He is M.A. (English) and graduated law in First Class. Started legal practice in 1966-67 with his father Advocate Shri M. T. Dharmadhikari at Betul. Shifted to Jabalpur in 1967-68 and started practising in High Court under the guidance of Senior Advocate and Advocate General Mr. Yaswant Dharmadhikari and established his independent position as a leading lawyer.

Appointed as Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 24th March, 1989. Appointed as Permanent Judge of that High Court on 27th July, 1990. Appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 25th January, 2000. Appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 5th March, 2002. Due to retire on 14th August, 2005 (F.N.).

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