Overview

• Justice Kempaiah Somashekar, previously a judge of the Karnataka High Court, has been named Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court as of May 20, 2025.
• The appointment was officially announced by the Minister of Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, via X (formerly Twitter).
• The decision followed a recommendation by a three-member Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai.
• Justice Somashekar succeeds Justice D. Krishnakumar, who is set to retire on May 21, 2025, after serving as Chief Justice since December 2024.
• Justice Somashekar's judicial career began in 1990, with significant milestones including his appointment as a District and Sessions Judge in 1998 and as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court in 2018.