P. S. Narasimha
Hon'ble Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office May 2014 – 15 December 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1963 |
| Education | B.A. and LL.B |
| Alma mater | Nizam College Hyderabad Faculty of Law, University of Delhi[1] |
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha (born 3 May 1963) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former Additional Solicitor General of India.[2] He is well known for his work on the Ayodhya Title Dispute and the BCCI cases.[3][4]
Early life and education
Narasimha was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad with Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Laws from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1998.[6] His father P. Kodanda Ramayya was former judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court and legal writer. His older brother P Sri Raghuram is a designated senior advocate practicing in Hyderabad.
Career
In 1988 he enrolled as advocate and started practice in Andhra Pradesh High Court. Narasimha then moved to New Delhi to practice at the Supreme Court.[7] He was the member of the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee. He was named Senior Advocate in 2008 and was appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in 2014.[8]
In August 2021 he became a judge of the Supreme Court[9] and is in line to become the 56th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.[10] On 29 June 2026 he became the member of five member supreme court collegium upon retirement of J. K. Maheshwari.[11]
References
- ↑ "Justice Pamidighantan Sri Narasimha". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "PS Narasimha: The Negotiator". The Indian Express. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ "P.S. Narasimha". Supreme Court Observer. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "PS Narasimha to become 6th lawyer to be elevated to SC Bench from bar on Collegium recommendation". The Economic Times. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Justice Pamidighantan Sri Narasimha". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Senior Advocate PS Narasimha will be the third person directly appointed from Bar to be Chief Justice of India". www.BarandBench.com. BarandBench. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ "Soon-to-be SC judge Narasimha grew up in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ "PS Narasimha to become 6th lawyer to be elevated to SC bench from bar on Collegium recommendation". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ "P.S. Narasimha". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ PTI (28 June 2026). "Justice Narasimha to be part of SC Collegium after Justice Maheshwari's retirement". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 June 2026.