Justice Indr. Jit Mahanty

Date of Birth :11.11.1960 Educational Qualification : B.A., LL.B., LL.M. Enrolment as Advocate : 1984 Elevation as High Court Judge : 31.03.2006 Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court : 06.10.2019 to 12.10.2021(F/N) Chief Justice, High Court of Tripura : 12.10.2021(A/N) Born on 11th November, 1960 at Cuttack in the State of Orissa to late Ranjit Mahanty, Barrister at Law and advocate Smt. Shakuntala Mahanty. Studied upto +2 at Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling (West Bengal), thereafter obtained B.Com (Hons.) from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack Orissa, LL.B. at Campus Law Center, Delhi University, and thereafter LL.M. from the University of Cambridge England. Enrolled as an advocate with Orissa State Council in 1984, and began legal practice under his father late Br. Ranjit Mahanty till his demise in the year 1989. Thereafter started independent practice in the field of Commercial Law, Arbitration, Taxation, Civil and Criminal, Writs & Service Law before the Civil Court, Orissa High Court and the Supreme Court of India, as well as, conducted few arbitration proceedings at London.Elected to the Orissa State Bar Council of India from 1989 to 2006 and elected to represent Orissa State in the Bar council of India between 1998 to 2003. Elected as the Managing Trustee of Bar Council of India Trust in the year 2003. Member of Board of Governors, National Law School of India University Bangalore from 2000 to 2003, and NALSAR Hyderabad from 2000 to 2002, Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling between 1997 and 1999 and Lawrence School Lovedale Ooty from 2002 till 2006. Life member of Orissa High Court Bar Association as well as member of the Supreme Court Bar Association.Elevated as Judge of the Orissa High Court on 31st March, 2006. Took oath as a Judge of the Bombay High Court on 14th November, 2018.Took oath as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 06-10-2019 and demitted the office of the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 12-10-2021(F/N). Transferred to High Court of Tripura and took oath as the Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura on 12-10-2021 (A/N).