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{{short description|7th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aparesh Kumar Singh
| image = Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.png
| image_size = 225
| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Telangana High Court|7th Chief Justice]] of [[Telangana High Court]]
| nominator = [[B. R. Gavai]]
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start = 19 July 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[Alok Aradhe]]|[[Sujoy Paul]] ''(acting)''|[[P. Sam Koshy]] ''(acting)''}}
| office1 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Tripura High Court|8th Chief Justice]] of [[Tripura High Court]]
| term_start1 = 17 April 2023
| term_end1 = 18 July 2025
| nominator1 = [[D. Y. Chandrachud]]
| appointer1 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| predecessor1 = {{ubl|[[Jaswant Singh (judge)|Jaswant Singh]]|[[T. Amarnath Goud|T. A. Goud]] ''(acting)''}}
| successor1 = {{ubl|[[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|M. S. R. Rao]]|[[T. Amarnath Goud|T. A. Goud]] ''(acting)''}}
| office2 = [[Judge]] of [[Jharkhand High Court]]
| term_start2 = 24 January 2012
| term_end2 = 16 April 2023
| nominator2 = [[S. H. Kapadia]]
| appointer2 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| status3 = Acting Chief Justice
| term_start3 = 20 December 2022
| term_end3 = 19 February 2023
| predecessor3 = [[Ravi Ranjan]]
| successor3 = [[Sanjaya Kumar Mishra]]
| appointer3 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| honorific_prefix = Hon’ble Chief Justice
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B. A.]] (Hons.), [[L.L.B]]
| relations = {{ubl|[[B. P. Sinha]] (maternal great grandfather)|[[Shiva Kirti Singh|S. K. Singh]] and [[B. P. Singh (judge)|B. P. Singh]] (maternal uncle)}}

}}

'''Aparesh Kumar Singh''' (born 7 July 1965) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of [[Telangana High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court for the State of Telangana |url=https://tshc.gov.in/processMenuTypes?id=6 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251018074055/https://tshc.gov.in/processMenuTypes?id=6 |archive-date=2025-10-18 |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=tshc.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana Judiciary: Aparesh Kumar Singh Sworn In as High Court Chief Justice |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/aparesh-kumar-singh-sworn-in-as-telangana-high-court-chief-justice-3638279 |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He also served as the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Tripura High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to High Court of Tripura |url=https://thc.nic.in/CJ_AKSingh.html |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=thc.nic.in}}</ref> He was former judge of the [[Jharkhand High Court]] where he also served as [[Acting (law)|Acting]] [[Chief Justice]].<ref name="Supreme Court News, Latest India Legal News, Supreme Court Updates, High Courts Updates, Judgments, Law Firms News, Law School News, Latest Legal News 2022">{{cite web | title=Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh As Acting Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court | website=Supreme Court News, Latest India Legal News, Supreme Court Updates, High Courts Updates, Judgments, Law Firms News, Law School News, Latest Legal News | date=2022-12-16 | url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/justice-aparesh-kumar-singh-jharkhand-high-court-216937 | access-date=2022-12-26}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He passed his B.A (Hons.) and [[LL.B]] from [[Delhi University]] and enrolled as advocate in 1990 before starting practise in [[Patna High Court]] from 1990 to 2000. In 2001 he started practising in [[Jharkhand High Court]] and continued till his elevation as additional judge in same high court on 24 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court of Jharkhand, India |url=https://jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in/judges_summary.php?jpi=NDc= |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in}}</ref> He was made permanent judge on 16 January 2014.

He belongs to family of judges. 6th Chief Justice of India [[Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha|B. P. Sinha]] was his maternal great grandfather as Singh's mother was the maternal grand daughter of former CJI Sinha and sister of former supreme court judge [[Shiva Kirti Singh]] and cousin of [[B. P. Singh (judge)|B. P. Singh]] also a Supreme court judge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mandhani |first=Apoorva |date=2025-04-04 |title=Legal pedigree not just entrenched in SC. 1 in 3 HC judges related to judges, ex-judges or lawyers |url=https://theprint.in/judiciary/legal-pedigree-not-just-entrenched-in-sc-1-in-3-hc-judges-related-to-judges-ex-judges-or-lawyers/2575798/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sucheta |date=2024-02-02 |title=Know Thy Judge {{!}} Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, the 8th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/02/02/know-thy-judge-justice-aparesh-kumar-singh-chief-justice-tripura-hc-legal-news/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=SCC Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
After becoming judge in [[Jharkhand High Court]] he was appointed as executive chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority and also served as acting chief justice from 20 December 2022 to 19 February 2023 due to retirement of the then chief justice [[Ravi Ranjan]] till appointment of [[Sanjaya Kumar Mishra]] as permanent chief justice.<ref name="ANI News 2022">{{cite web | title=Centre appoints Aparesh Kumar Singh as acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC | website=ANI News | date=2022-12-16 | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/centre-appoints-aparesh-kumar-singh-as-acting-chief-justice-of-jharkhand-hc20221216232635/ | access-date=2022-12-26}}</ref>

In February 2023, Supreme court collegium<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh recommended to be Chief Justice of Tripura High Court |url=https://www.thelawadvice.com/news/justice-aparesh-kumar-singh-recommended-to-be-chief-justice-of-tripura-high-court |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=www.thelawadvice.com |language=en}}</ref> recommended him to be appointed as chief justice of [[Tripura High Court]] and he was appointed<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=AK Singh appointed as chief justice of Tripura high court |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/aparesh-kumar-singh-appointed-as-chief-justice-of-tripura-high-court-by-president-replacing-t-amarnath-goud-singh-previously-served-as-acting-chief-justice-101681205134506.html |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> as such and took oath on 17 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Hon’ble Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Takes Oath As Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court. - TRIPURA STAR NEWS |url=https://www.tripurastarnews.com/honble-justice-aparesh-kumar-singh-takes-oath-as-chief-justice-of-tripura-high-court/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to the [[Telangana High Court]] in the same capacity during a Collegium meeting held on May 26, 2025<ref name="Telangana High Court to Get New CJ">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Telangana High Court to Get New CJ |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-aparesh-kumar-singh-as-telangana-high-court-chief-justice-1881772 |access-date=28 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=28 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528144310/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-aparesh-kumar-singh-as-telangana-high-court-chief-justice-1881772 |archive-date=28 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and he was appointed as chief justice of Telangana High Court in July 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-19 |title=Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/justice-aparesh-kumar-singh-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-telangana-high-court/article69830816.ece |access-date=2025-07-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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