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{{Short description|Indian Supreme Court judge (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar
| image = Justice Atul Chandurkar.jpg
| office3 = [[Judge]] of [[Bombay High Court]]
| term_start3 = 21 June 2013
| term_end3 = 29 May 2025
| appointer3 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| nominator3 = [[Altamas Kabir]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|7|df=y}}
| alma_mater = [[ILS Law College]]<br>[[University of Pune]]
| office = [[List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India|Judge of the Supreme Court of India]]
| nominator = [[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai]]
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start = 30 May 2025
| term_end =
| education = [[B.Com]], [[L.L.B]]
| caption = Official Portrait 2025
}}

'''Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar''' (born 7 April 1965) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[jurist]] who is currently serving as a [[List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India|judge of the Supreme Court of India]].Atul Sharadchandra Chandurkar is 3rd Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=Supreme Court returns to full strength of 34 as three judges take oath |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/supreme-court-returns-full-strength-34-three-judges-take-oath-2733058-2025-05-30 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is a former judge of [[Bombay High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of High Court of Bombay |url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshow.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212173824/https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshow.php |archive-date=12 February 2025 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=bombayhighcourt.nic.in |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Justice Chandurkar was born on 7 April 1965. He completed his schooling from St. Vincents' High School at Pune. He did his graduation from Ness Wadia College at Pune and obtained his L.L.B from I. L. S. Law College in Pune.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Bombay HC's Justice AS Chandurkar, 2 Others For Elevation To Apex Court |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-bombay-hcs-justice-as-chandurkar-2-others-for-elevation-to-apex-court |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> He joined the Bar on 21 July 1988 and commenced practise in the Chambers of Senior Advocate Shri B. N. Naik in Mumbai who later elevated as Judge. He shifted to Nagpur in 1992. He started practising in various Courts and handled matters of various nature.<ref name=":1" />

He has also authored two books on "The Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayats & Industrial Townships Act, 1965 and The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.<ref name=":1" />

He was elevated as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 21 June 2013 and was confirmed as permanent judge on 2 March 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-05-26 |title=Supreme Court Collegium recommends three judges to top court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-three-judges-to-top-court/article69621432.ece |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leaflet |first=The |date=2025-05-26 |title=Collegium recommends Justices N.V. Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and A.S. Chandurkar to the Supreme Court, but no reasons stated for supersession of senior judges |url=https://theleaflet.in/leaflet-reports/collegium-recommends-justices-nv-anjaria-vijay-bishnoi-and-as-chandurkar-to-the-supreme-court-but-no-reasons-stated-for-supersession-of-senior-judges |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=The Leaflet |language=en}}</ref>

On 26 May 2025, Supreme court collegium led by CJI [[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai]] recommended him to be appointed as Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-27 |title=Justice Atul Chandurkar Recommended for SC Elevation by CJI-led Collegium |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/justice-atul-chandurkar-recommended-for-sc-elevation-by-cji-led-collegium/articleshow/121421542.cms |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-27 |title=Justice Atul S. Chandurkar Among Three High Court Judges Recommended for Supreme Court Elevation - The Live Nagpur |url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2025/05/27/justice-atul-s-chandurkar-among-three-high-court-judges-recommended-for-supreme-court-elevation/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> This was cleared by central government on 29 May 2025 and he took the oath as a judge of Supreme court of India on 30 May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohanty |first=Suchitra Kalyan |date=2025-05-29 |title=UOI notifies appointment of three new judges to SC; strength rises to 34 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/May/29/uoi-notifies-appointment-of-three-new-judges-to-sc-strength-rises-to-34 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ratna |date=2025-05-29 |title=Centre notifies appointment of Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and Atul S Chandurkar as Supreme Court judges |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/centre-notifies-appointment-of-justices-nv-anjaria-vijay-bishnoi-and-atul-s-chandurkar-as-supreme-court-judges |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-05-30 |title=Proud moment: Justice A.S. Chandurkar of Nagpur takes oath as Supreme Court Judge |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/proud-moment-justice-a-s-chandurkar-of-nagpur-takes-oath-as-supreme-court-judge/05301304 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Nagpur Today : Nagpur News |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Judges of the Bombay High Court]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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