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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court (2025)}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Kempaiah Somashekar<br />
| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Manipur High Court|9th Chief Justice]] of [[Manipur High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 22 May 2025<br />
| term_end = 14 September 2025<br />
| nominator = [[B. R. Gavai]]<br />
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| predecessor = [[D. Krishnakumar]]<br />
| successor = [[M. Sundar]]<br />
| office2 = [[Judge]] of [[Karnataka High Court]]<br />
| term_start2 = 14 November 2016<br />
| term_end2 = 21 May 2025<br />
| nominator2 = [[Tirath Singh Thakur]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|9|15|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place =<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon’ble Chief Justice (Retd.)<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Kempaiah Somashekar''' (born 15 September 1963) is a retired Indian judge who has previously served as the 9th [[Chief Justice]] of [[Manipur High Court]]. He has also served as a judge of [[Karnataka High Court]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Justice Somashekar was born on 15 September 1963. He enrolled as an advocate on 27 January 1990 and started practising law in Mysore and Chamarajanagar Districts on both Civil and Criminal sides.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He was directly appointed as District and Sessions Judge on 17 June 1998 and served as Additional Districts and Sessions Judge at Bijapur (Vijayapura) and City Civil Court, Bangalore. He also served as Principal District and Sessions Judge at Uttara Kannada, Karwar District; Hassan; Bangalore Rural District, Chitradurga. He then served as Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore and also served as Registrar Judicial and Registrar Vigilance at High Court of Karnataka.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=2025-05-20 |title=Justice K Somashekar appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/justice-k-somashekar-appointed-chief-justice-of-manipur-high-court |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Digital Desk |first=Northeast Live |date=2025-05-22 |title=Justice K. Somashekar Sworn In as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/topnews/justice-k-somashekar-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-manipur-high-court/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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He was elevated to bench as an additional judge of Karnataka High Court on 14 November 2016 and was confirmed as permanent Judge on 3 November 2018.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><br />
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On 15 May 2025, Supreme court collegium led by Chief Justice of India [[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai]] recommended his elevation as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-05-15 |title=SC collegium recommends Karnataka HC judge K. Somashekar as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-collegium-recommends-karnataka-hc-judge-k-somashekar-as-chief-justice-of-manipur-high-court/article69580295.ece |access-date=2025-05-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This was cleared by central government on 20 May 2025. He assumed office as 9th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on 22 May 2025<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-05-20 |title=President appoints Karnataka HC judge K. Somashekar as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/president-appoints-karnataka-hc-judge-k-somashekar-as-chief-justice-of-manipur-high-court/article69597801.ece |access-date=2025-05-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NETWORK |first=LIVELAW NEWS |date=2025-05-20 |title=Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice K Somashekar As Chief Justice Of Manipur High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/manipur-high-court/justice-kempaiah-somashekar-chief-justice-manipur-high-court-appointment-292810 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref> and retired on 14 September 2025 after serving brief tenure of nearly 4 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collegium recommends 3 judges as chief justices of high courts |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/collegium-recommends-chief-justices-of-3-high-courts/ |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-12 |title=SC collegium recommends appointment of chief justices for 3 high courts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-collegium-recommends-appointment-of-chief-justices-for-3-high-courts/articleshow/123840572.cms |access-date=2025-09-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1963 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]</div>Olphindro Malang