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{{Short description|43rd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram (Retd)
| image =
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| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Rajasthan High Court|43rd Chief Justice]] of [[Rajasthan High Court]]
| nominator = [[B. R. Gavai]]
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| predecessor = [[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava|M. M. Shrivastava]]
| term_start = 21 July 2025
| term_end = 27 September 2025
| office1 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Madras High Court|45th Chief Justice]] of [[Madras High Court]]
| term_start1 = 27 September 2024
| term_end1 = 20 July 2025
| nominator1 = [[D. Y. Chandrachud]]
| appointer1 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| office2 = Judge of the [[Bombay High Court]]
| term_start2 = 21 June 2013
| term_end2 = 26 September 2024
| education = B. Com., LLB., M.L.,
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]], Mumbai, [[King's College, London]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1963|09|28}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]]
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| predecessor1 = {{ubl|[[Sanjay V. Gangapurwala|S. V. Gangapurwala]]|[[R. Mahadevan]] {{small|(acting)}}|[[D. Krishnakumar]] {{small|(acting)}}}}
| successor1 = [[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava|M. M. Shrivastava]]
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| nominator2 = [[Altamas Kabir]]
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice
}}
'''Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram''' also known '''K.R.Shriram''' (born 28 September 1963) is a retired Indian judge who served as Chief justice of [[Rajasthan High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justice KR Shriram assumes office as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/justice-kr-shriram-assumes-office-as-chief-justice-of-rajasthan-high-court-1503460550.html |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref> He previously served as the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Madras High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre notifies appointment of Chief Justices for eight high courts |url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/centre-notifies-appointment-of-chief-justices-for-eight-high-courts/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=ddnews.gov.in}}</ref> He has also served as a judge of [[Bombay High Court]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s35d6646aad9bcc0be55b2c82f69750387/uploads/2024/09/202409211166893007.pdf | accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref>

==Early life==
Siriram was born on 28 September 1963 in [[Mumbai]] to Kalpathi Rajendran of Kerala state.<ref>https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTE5</ref> Siriram studied [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (Financial Accountancy and Management) and [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] from [[University of Mumbai]]. He later obtained a master's degree in maritime law from [[King's College London|King's College]] [[London]].

==As lawyer==
Siriram enrolled as an advocate in the Maharashtra and Goa Bar Association on 3 July 1986, to practice law. Then he took practice with Senior Advocate S. Venkateswaran as a junior lawyer. In the next year, he individually attended cases related to commercial matters with specialization in Shipping and International Trade Law.<ref>{{cite web | title=JUSTICE K.R. SHRIRAM (KALPATHI RAJENDRAN SHRIRAM) |url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTE5 |website=bombayhighcourt.nic.in/}}</ref>

==As judge==
Siriram was appointed as additional judge of the Bombay High Court on 21 June 2013 and confirmed as permanent judge of the Bombay High Court on 2 March 2016. The Centre notified the appointment of K. R. Shiriram as Chief Justice of Madras High Court on September 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-notifies-the-appointments-of-chief-justices-in-eight-high-courts/article68668498.ece | accessdate=22 September 2024| title=Centre notifies the appointments of Chief justices in eight High Courts| newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-22 |title=Centre names CJs for eight high courts, day after Supreme Court prod |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/centre-names-cjs-for-eight-high-courts-day-after-supreme-court-prod/articleshow/113559410.cms |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

On 26 May 2025 the Supreme Court collegium recommended swapping the chief justices of Rajasthan High Court and Madras High Court<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-15 |title=Tamil Nadu Bar federation thanks CJI, govt for justice K R Shriram's transfer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-bar-federation-thanks-cji-govt-for-justice-k-r-shrirams-transfer/articleshow/122491995.cms |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and subsequently he was transferred<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-14 |title=Madras high court Chief Justice KR Shriram transferred to Rajasthan HC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-high-court-chief-justice-kr-shriram-transferred-to-rajasthan-hc/articleshow/122442878.cms |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> as Chief Justice of [[Rajasthan High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-05-28 |title=Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Four HC Chief Justices |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/collegium-recommends-transfer-of-four-hc-chief-justices-enn25052802798 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SC Collegium Recommends Transfer of Chief Justices of Madras and Raj HC |url=https://www.thelawadvice.com/news/sc-collegium-recommends-transfer-of-chief-justices-of-madras-and-raj-hc |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=www.thelawadvice.com |language=en}}</ref>

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Bandbaajabarat at 20:33, 24 April 2026