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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|46th Chief Justice of Madras High Court}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Manindra Mohan Shrivastava<br />
| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Madras High Court|46th Chief Justice]] of [[Madras High Court]]<br />
| nominator = [[B. R. Gavai]]<br />
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| term_start = 21 July 2025<br />
| term_end = 5 March 2026<br />
| predecessor = [[Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram|K. R. Shriram]]<br />
| office1 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Rajasthan High Court|42nd Chief Justice]] of [[Rajasthan High Court]]<br />
| term_start1 = 6 February 2024<br />
| term_end1 = 20 July 2025<br>{{small|Acting CJ : 9 November 2023 - 5 February 2024}}<br />
| appointer1 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[D. Y. Chandrachud]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Augustine George Masih|A. G. Masih]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram|K. R. Shriram]]<br />
| office2 = [[Judge]] of [[Rajasthan High Court]]<br />
| term_start2 = 18 October 2021<br />
| term_end2 = 5 February 2024<br />
| nominator2 = [[N. V. Ramana]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| status3 = Acting Chief Justice<br />
| term_start3 = 6 February 2023<br />
| term_end3 = 29 May 2023<br />
| appointer3 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Pankaj Mithal]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Augustine George Masih|A. G. Masih]]<br />
| term_start4 = 2 August 2022<br />
| term_end4 = 13 October 2022<br />
| appointer4 = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| predecessor4 = [[Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde|S. S. Shinde]]<br />
| successor4 = [[Pankaj Mithal]]<br />
| term_start5 = 7 March 2022<br />
| term_end5 = 20 June 2022<br />
| appointer5 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| predecessor5 = [[Akil Kureshi]]<br />
| successor5 = [[Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde|S. S. Shinde]]<br />
| office8 = [[Judge]] of [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]<br />
| term_start8 = 10 December 2009<br />
| term_end8 = 17 October 2021<br />
| appointer8 = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />
| nominator8 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan]]<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|3|6|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| alma_mater = K R Law College, Bilaspur, CMD College, Bilaspur<br />
| education = [[B.Sc]] and [[LL.B]]<br />
| successor = [[S. A. Dharmadhikari]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Manindra Mohan Shrivastava''' (born 6 March 1964) is a retired Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of [[Madras High Court|Madras]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Court |first=Madras High |title=Madras High Court |url=https://hcmadras.tn.gov.in/present_judges.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250428092245/https://hcmadras.tn.gov.in/present_judges.php |archive-date=2025-04-28 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=hcmadras.tn.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> and [[Rajasthan High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan High Court |url=https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/formercj.php |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=hcraj.nic.in}}</ref> He has previously served as judge and as [[Acting (law)|Acting]] [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of the [[Rajasthan High Court]] four times before being elevated as Chief Justice in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-30 |title=Former Chhattisgarh high court judge appointed chief justice of Rajasthan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/former-chhattisgarh-high-court-judge-appointed-chief-justice-of-rajasthan/articleshow/106407354.cms |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is also a former [[Judge]] of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court of Chhattisgarh |url=https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/judges/former_judges.php |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=highcourt.cg.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Justice Shrivastava was born on 6 March 1964 in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]]. He completed his graduation in [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] from CMD college, Bilaspur and [[LL. B.]] from K. R. Law College at Bilaspur. He enrolled with [[Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh]] on 5 October 1987 and started practicing in district courts and High Court. He was designated as [[Senior counsel#India|Senior advocate]] on 31 January 2005.<br />
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He was elevated as additional judge of [[Chhattisgarh High Court]] on 10 December 2009 and became permanent on 8 March 2016. He was transferred to [[Rajasthan High Court]] on 18 October 2021 where he served as acting chief justice four times in 2022<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=6 March 2022 |title=Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava new acting CJ of Rajasthan HC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/justice-manindra-mohan-shrivastava-sworn-in-new-acting-cj-of-rajasthan-hc/articleshow/90023826.cms |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ratna |date=2022-07-29 |title=Central government notifies appointment of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/central-government-appointment-justice-manindra-mohan-shrivastava-acting-chief-justice-rajasthan-high-court |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> and 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Central government notifies new Acting Chief Justices for High Courts of Rajasthan, Patna and Manipur |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/central-government-notifies-acting-chief-justices-for-high-courts-of-rajasthan-patna-manipur |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |date= 4 February 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=2023-11-09 |title=Justice MM Shrivastava appointed Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/justice-mm-shrivastava-appointed-acting-chief-justice-rajasthan-high-court |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> before being elevated as permanent chief justice on 6 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritu |date=2024-03-19 |title=Know Thy Judge {{!}} Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, the 42nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/03/19/know-thy-judge-justice-manindra-mohan-shrivastava-42nd-chief-justice-of-rajasthan-high-court-legal-research-news/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=SCC Times |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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On 26 May 2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended swap between chief justices of Rajasthan High Court and Madras High Court and subsequently he was transferred to Madras High Court<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-15 |title=Major reshuffle in HCs: Raj and Madras CJs swap posts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/major-reshuffle-in-hcs-raj-and-madras-cjs-swap-posts/articleshow/122460331.cms |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Judicial Transfers India: SC Collegium recommends transfer of 4 Chief Justices |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sc-collegium-recommends-transfer-of-4-chief-justices-of-high-courts-3560405 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> and was sworn in as chief justice of [[Madras High Court]] on 21 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sajeev |first=Upasana |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-justice-manindra-mohan-shrivastava-chief-justice-sworn-in-298293 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to be sworn-in as Madras High Court Chief Justice on July 21 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/justice-manindra-mohan-shrivastava-swear-in-madras-high-court-chief-justice/article69834162.ece |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He retired as chief justice of Madras High Court on 5 March 2026 on attaining age of superannuation i.e. 62 years.<br />
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On 12 August 2025 [[Om Birla]], [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] constituted 3 member committee consisting Justice Shrivastava, Supreme Court judge [[Aravind Kumar]] and senior advocate [[B.V. Acharya]] to inquire into the allegations against Justice [[Yashwant Varma]] as part of impeachment proceedings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-12 |title=SC judge, Madras HC chief justice, and 93-yr-old advocate who prosecuted Jaya to probe Justice Varma |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/sc-judge-mp-hc-chief-justice-and-93-yr-old-advocate-who-prosecuted-jaya-to-probe-justice-varma-10184672/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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