Ajjikuttira Justice Bopanna

Ajjikuttira Justice Bopanna was born in 1959 from Kodagu enrolled as an advocate in November 1984. He practised in civil, constitutional, company, service and labour matters in the Karnataka High Court as well as in the civil and labour courts.He is the first judge from Kodagu to be elevated to the Supreme Court.

Family

Father

Ajjikuttira Sommaiah

Achievements

• He was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court in 2019
• Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna was sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on 29 October 2018
• He worked as legal advisor to central public sector undertakings and as additional central government standing counsel from 1999 to 2005.
• Justice Bopanna was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court in January 2006 and a permanent judge in March, 2007.