Pradip Kumar Mohanty

Indian Judge

Justice

Pradip Kumar Mohanty

Judicial Member, Lokpal

Acting Chairperson of the Lokpal

Incumbent

Assumed office
28 may 2022
Appointed by| Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by| Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Judicial Member of Lokpal

Incumbent

Assumed office
23 March 2019
Appointed by| Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by| Position Established
Personal details
Born|  (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 67)
Parent(s)|

* Jugal Kishore Mohanty (father)

Alma mater| Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack

Pradip Kumar Mohanty (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian attorney and Jurist currently serving as a Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee since 23 March 2019.[1] He will retire from the post till 70 years of age.[clarification needed] He is former Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

## Early life and family[edit]

Mohanty was born at Cuttack in a Lawyers family. His father, Late Jugal Kishore Mohanty was the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court and maternal grandfather, Late Rajkishore Das was also a Judge of Orissa High Court. Mohanty studied in the Ravenshaw Collegiate School of Cuttack and graduated from the Ravenshaw College in 1974. He passed Law from Madhusudan Law College of Cuttack.[2]

## Career[edit]

Mohanty started practice in the Constitutional, Criminal and Civil matters in the Orissa High Court. He was elected as the Secretary of the Orissa High Court Bar Association. He appeared on behalf of various Municipalities and also became the Additional Government Advocate in the High Court. Mohanty was the Special Public Prosecutor in Graham Staines murder case. On 7 March 2002 he was appointed an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court and thereafter became the Permanent Judge in 2004. He also served as the Acting Chief Justice of the court several times. Mohanty was nominated as Chairman of NSA Advisory Board constituted under National Security Act, 1980. On 7 October 2016 he was transferred to the Jharkhand High Court as Acting Chief Justice. On 24 March 2017, he became the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.[3] [4]Justice Mohanty retired on 9 June 2017 from the post.[5]

He was appointed Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee on 23 March 2019 along with 3 other Judicial members. On 28 May 2022, He was appointed as the acting Chairperson of the Lokpal after the superannuation of the first Lokpal chairperson Pinaki Chandra Ghose.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lokpal: Meet the men and women who will probe corruption". qrius.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
2. ^ "Hon'ble The Chief Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. ^ "Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
4. ^ Saran, Bedanti (25 March 2017). "Justice P K Mohanty takes charge as JHC CJ". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
5. ^ "Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty becomes CJ of Jharkhand HC". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
6. ^ "Justice Mohanty gets additional charge of Lokpal chairperson". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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List of sitting members of Lokpal Committee

Chairman|

* Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Judicial Members|

* Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
* Pradip Kumar Mohanty
* Abhilasha Kumari

Non-Judicial Members|

* Dinesh Kumar Jain
* Archana Ramasundaram
* Mahender Singh
* Indrajeet Prasad Gautam

Officers|

* Secretary
* Director of Inquiry
* Director of Prosecution

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