Supreme Court / Sitting Judges / Sanjay Kumar
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice Sanjay Kumar
Telangana High Court
Career timeline
14 Aug 1963
Born
Aug 1988
Began practice as an advocate
Enrolled 25 Aug 1988; practised in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
8 Aug 2008
Additional Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court
20 Jan 2010
Permanent Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court
1 Jan 2019
Judge, Telangana High Court
Sworn in on its formation.
14 Oct 2019
Transferred to Punjab & Haryana High Court
14 Feb 2021
Chief Justice, Manipur High Court
6 Feb 2023
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Elevated from the Telangana High Court.
13 Aug 2028
Retires
On reaching the age of 65.
Notable judgments & orders
2023
Karikho Kri v. Nuney Tayang
Candidates have a right to privacy on matters irrelevant to their candidature; need not declare every movable property.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2024
Sita Soren v. Union of India
Member of the seven-judge bench that held lawmakers are not immune from bribery prosecution.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2024
Zainab Abdul Qayyum Choudhary v. Chembur Trombay Education Society
With Chief Justice Khanna, partly stayed a college circular banning burqa, hijab and niqab.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2024
Suits seeking surveys of places of worship stayed
Part of the special bench that stayed registration of such suits after violence in Sambhal.
Source: Supreme Court Observer