Justice Vibhu Bakhru appointed as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

BENGALURU: Justice Vibhu Bakhru, currently a judge of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, following the promotion of Chief Justice N V Anjaria to the Supreme Court.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru was born in Nagpur in 1966. He did his schooling at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi. After completing his schooling, he enrolled as a student with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and commenced his articles with Thakur Vadiyanathaiyan & Company on March 21, 1985.

He graduated from Delhi University in 1987 after completing the course of BCom (Hon). He cleared his final examination for Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1989.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru completed his LLB degree in 1990 and enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in September 1990. He practiced in the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi, Company Law Board, and various other tribunals. He was designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Delhi on July 28, 2011.

He was appointed as additional judge of the High Court of Delhi on April 17, 2013, and as permanent judge on March 18, 2015 (F/N). He also served as Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court from December 5, 2024, to January 21, 2025.