Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria, 58, took oath as 34th Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka on February 25. Governor Thaarwar Chand Gehlot administered oath to him at Raj Bhavan.
Born on March 23, 1965 at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Justice Anjaria was serving as the senior most judge of the High Court of Gujarat until his elevation as Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.
A native of Mandvi in Kachchh district, he hails from a family of lawyers and his father too had served in the judiciary. He started his practice as a lawyer in 1988 and later secured post-graduate degree in law in 1989 from University Law College, Ahmedabad. Apart from conducting cases involving constitutional and all categories of civil cases, he has served as standing counsel for the High Court of Gujarat, State Election Commission, Information Commission, Industrial Development Corporation, municipalities in Gujarat.
