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| name = Hrishikesh Roy<br />
| office = Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| nominator = [[Ranjan Gogoi]]<br />
| term_start = 23 September 2019<br />
| office1 = 35th [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Kerala High Court]]<br />
| term_start1 = 8 August 2018<br />
| term_end1 = 22 September 2019<br>{{small|Acting CJ: 30 May 2018 – 7 August 2018}}<br />
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[Dipak Misra]]<br />
| office2 = Judge of the [[Gauhati High Court]]<br />
| term_start2 = 12 October 2006<br />
| term_end2 = 29 May 2018<br />
| nominator2 = [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|02|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Guwahati, Assam]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]<br />
| citizenship = <br />
| website = {{URL|www.sci.gov.in}}<br />
| successor1 = [[S. Manikumar]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Antony Dominic]]<br />
| term_end = 31 January 2025<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice (Retd.) <br />
}}<br />
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'''Hrishikesh Roy''' (born 1 February 1960) is a former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-cj-elevated-to-supreme-court/articleshow/71190231.cms | title=Kerala CJ Hrishikesh Roy elevated to Supreme Court | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=18 September 2019 | accessdate=25 April 2021}}</ref> He is a former [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Kerala High Court]]<ref name="doj.gov.in">{{cite web | url=http://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/Orders%20of%20appointment%20of%20Shri%20Justice%20Hrishikesh%20Roy%2C%20Judge%20as%20CJ%20Kerala%20HC%20%2803.08.2018%29.pdf | title=Appointment order - No. K 13024/5/2018-US.I | date=3 August 2018 | publisher=Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice | accessdate=7 June 2019 }}</ref> and former judge of the [[Gauhati High Court]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1982, Roy earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Delhi]]. He was initially enrolled with the Bar Council of [[Delhi]] thereafter shifted to [[Guwahati]]. He served as the senior government advocate for the State of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], standing counsel for the [[Assam State Electricity Board]] and [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]] Autonomous Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livelaw.in/justice-hrishikesh-roy-appointed-as-chief-justice-of-kerala-high-court-read-notification/|title=Justice Hrishikesh Roy Appointed As Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court|date=4 August 2018 |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> He was designated as senior advocate of [[Gauhati High Court]] on 21 December 2004. Roy became an additional judge of Gauhati High Court on 12 October 2006 and permanent judge on 15 July 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghcitanagar.gov.in/Judges7.html|title=ITANAGAR PERMANENT BENCH|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> In his career he was the Executive Head of the Assam State Legal Services Authority and nominated as a member of the National Judicial Academic Council presided by the [[Chief Justice of India]].{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}<br />
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==Chief justice of High Court==<br />
On 29 May 2018, Roy was transferred from the Gauhati High Court to [[Kerala High Court]] as the acting chief justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legaleraonline.com/news/justice-hrishikesh-roy-appointed-as-kerala-hc-acting-chief-justice|title=Justice Hrishikesh Roy Appointed As Kerala HC Acting Chief Justice|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> He became the permanent chief justice of the High Court on 8 August 2018 after the retirement of Justice [[Antony Dominic]].{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}<br />
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==Supreme Court of India ==<br />
He was elevated to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 23 September 2019 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/hr.html|title=JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY|website=highcourtofkerala.nic.in|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/hrishikesh-roy-to-be-sworn-in-as-cj-on-aug-8/states/news/1310487.html|title=Hrishikesh Roy to be sworn in as CJ on Aug 8|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/hrishikesh-roy-likely-to-be-kerala-cj/article24019198.ece|title=Hrishikesh Roy likely to be Kerala CJ|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 May 2018 |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> and retired on 31 January 2025.<br />
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