P. R. Ramachandra Menon

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) P. R. Ramachandra Menon
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office 6 May 2019 – 31 May 2021
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Prashant Kumar Mishra (acting)
Succeeded by	Prashant Kumar Mishra (acting)
Judge of Kerala High Court
In office 5 January 2009 – 5 May 2019
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65) Kerala
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	India
Alma mater	Government Law College, Ernakulam
Website	High Court of Chhattisgarh

Parappillil Ramakrishnan Nair Ramachandra Menon (Malayalam: പറപ്പിള്ളിൽ രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ നായർ രാമചന്ദ്രമേനോൻ) is the former Chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court^[1] and was judge of the Kerala High Court.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Ramachandra Menon was born on 1 June 1959. He obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam.^[2]

Career

PRR Menon was enrolled as Advocate on 8 January 1983 and started practice at Ernakulam. He was elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala on 5 January 2009 and became permanent from 15 December 2010.^[2]

He was given charge as Chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court^[1] on 30 April 2019 by President of India. He took oath on 6 May 2019 by Governor Anandiben Patel as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.^[4]

References

1. "P. R. N. R. Menon appointed as CJ of Chhattisgarh High Court" (PDF). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Website High Court of Kerala
3. Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice
4. Pioneer, The. "Chhattisgarh High Court to get new chief justice today". The Pioneer. Retrieved 6 May 2019.