Sujit Narayan Prasad

Hon'ble Justice
Sujit Narayan Prasad
Judge of the Jharkhand High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2018
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office
22 July 2025 – 23 July 2025
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office
20 July 2024 – 24 September 2024
Judge of Orissa High Court
In office
12 March 2015 – 22 November 2018
Additional Judge of Jharkhand High Court
In office
26 September 2014 – 11 March 2015
Personal details
Born (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967

Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (born 20 June 1967) is an Indian judge serving on the Jharkhand High Court.[1][2][3] He has twice served as its Acting Chief Justice in 2024 and 2025.[4][5][6][7] He previously served as a judge of the Orissa High Court.[8][9]

Judicial career

Prasad was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court and took oath on 26 September 2014. He was transferred to the Orissa High Court on 12 March 2015 and was repatriated to the Jharkhand High Court, where he took oath as a judge on 22 November 2018.[8][1]

Acting Chief Justice

Prasad served as Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court from 20 July to 24 September 2024 and again from 22 July 2025 until Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan took oath as Chief Justice on 23 July 2025.[8][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Shukla, Agatha (26 June 2026). ""No Purpose Will Be Served In Sailing The Dead Wood": Jharkhand High Court Grants ₹40L Permanent Alimony To Wife After 36 Years Of Separation". www.verdictum.in. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jharkhand High Court refuses divorce after 39 years of marriage on 'suspicion of adultery'". The Indian Express. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Bench, Bar & (22 July 2024). "Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad appointed acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad appointed acting chief justice of Jharkhand HC". theprint.in. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad As Acting Chief Justice Of Jharkhand HC". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "New J'khand HC Chief Justice to swear in on Jul 23". The Times of India. 18 July 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad". District Courts of Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Service, Express News (13 March 2015). "New HC Judge Takes Oath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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