P. V. Sanjay Kumar was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 6 February 2023, previously serving as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. |
Sanjay Kumar grew up in a family of lawyers in Hyderabad, Telangana, with his father hailing from the Chittoor district. |
He enrolled at the Bar Council of undivided Andhra Pradesh in August 1988 after completing his law degree. |
Initially, Sanjay Kumar practiced law at his father’s office, gaining knowledge in various branches of Law, and later started his independent practice. |
From 2000 to 2003, he served as the government pleader at the Andhra Pradesh High Court, representing organizations like HPCL and IOC. |
On 8 August 2008, P. V. Sanjay Kumar became an additional judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and was later promoted to a permanent judge. |
After the 2014 bifurcation, he began serving as a judge at the Telangana High Court and later at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. |
Sanjay Kumar became Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court on 12 February 2021 and was recommended as a Supreme Court judge in December 2022. |
He was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on 6 February 2023 after approval from the center. |
Sanjay Kumar's parent High Court is Telangana, and he is the second judge from Hyderabad to be appointed to the Supreme Court after Justice P. Narasimha. |
He is known for promoting wildlife protection and has conducted workshops on Wildlife Crime Prevention. |