SUBHASH B. ADI

Jun 27, 2021 #SUBHASH B. ADI

Former Upa-Lokayukta and Judge at Karnataka High Court

NAME – Subhash B. Adi

PROFESSION- Lawyer, Judge

BORN – 10/08/1951

PLACE OF BIRTH – Karnataka

FATHER’S NAME – Bashetty Adi

MOTHER’S NAME – N/A

SPOUSE – N/A

SIBLINGS – N/A

CHILDREN – N/A

EDUCATION – B.Sc., LL.B.

AWARDS – N/A

SPECIALISATION- Local Bodies, Agricultural Produce Market Committees, Constitutional matters, Land Reforms, Civil matters

COMMITTEE/ PANEL HEADED-

Karnataka State panel that will examine all demands for changes in the State’s reservation matrix

Fee Regulatory Committee constituted by the Higher Education Department of Karnataka

Chairman of State Level Committee (SLC) of the National Green Tribunal

BACKGROUND –

Subhash B. Adi is a lawyer with an experience of more than 20 years and a former judge at the Karnataka High Court. He was born on August 10, 1951. His. education qualifications include a Bachelor’s in Science along with a Bachelor’s in Law.

In 1978, Adi enrolled as an advocate and started working in the High Court of Karnataka. He has practiced in several branches including civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation, company, labor, service matters.

Furthermore, he has specialized in other subjects like local bodies and land reforms.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on January 6, 2006 and elevated as a Permanent Judge on March 1, 2007. He retired as a Judge in 2013 after which he went on to become the Upa-Lokayukta of the state.

In 2018, he retired from the office of Upa-Lokayukta. Furthermore, he has also chaired a number of state committees and is currently the chairman of State Level Committee of the National Green Tribunal.

CAREER TIMELINE –

1978- Enrolled as an advocate in the Karnataka High Court

2006- Appointed as the Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court

2007- Elevated as the Permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court

2013- Retired from the High Court and became the Upa-Lokayukta of the state of Karnataka

2018- Retired from the office of Upa-lokayukta

LANDMARK JUDGEMENTS- N/A

CONTROVERSIES –

In 2015, the then State Legislative Assembly (Congress MLAs) had initiated a motion to remove Subhash B. Adi from the office of Upa-Lokayukta. The allegations suggested that Adi had closed a case against a medical officer, Sheela Patil, who was a relative of former BJP Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.

Thus, charges of “misuse of office, misconduct and overstepping jurisdiction” were levelled against him. These allegations were challenged by him through a writ petition which was ultimately dismissed.

Later on, he was given a clean chit from the High Court Committee constituted to probe into the allegations against him after which he resumed his office.

REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS- N/A

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