Pankaj Mithal

Pankaj Mithal
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
6 February 2023
Nominated byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
40th Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court
In office
14 October 2022  5 February 2023
Nominated byUday Umesh Lalit
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded bySambhaji Shiwaji Shinde
Succeeded byAugustine George Masih
Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
In office
4 January 2021  13 October 2022
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byGita Mittal
Succeeded byAli Mohammad Magrey
Judge of the Allahabad High Court
In office
7 July 2006  3 January 2021
Nominated byYogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1961-06-17) 17 June 1961
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materSt. Mary's Academy, Meerut
University of Allahabad
Meerut College

Pankaj Mithal (born 17 June 1961) is a Judge of The Supreme Court of India. He is the former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Previously, he has also served as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court and Judge of the Allahabad High Court.