A. M. Khanwilkar

Hon'ble Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office 13 May 2016 – 29 July 2022
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 24 November 2013 – 13 May 2016
Nominated by	P. Sathasivam
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Sharad Arvind Bobde
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office 4 April 2013 – 23 November 2013
Nominated by	Altamas Kabir
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office 29 March 2000 – 3 April 2013
Nominated by	Adarsh Sein Anand
Appointed by	Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-30) 30 July 1957 Poona, Bombay State
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	K C Law College, Mumbai, Mulund College of Commerce

Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar (born 30 July 1957) is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Career

He was enrolled as Advocate on 10 February 1982. He joined the chamber of Advocate Prafulachandra M Pradhan at Mulund. He practiced on Civil, Criminal and Constitutional sides before the Subordinate Courts, Tribunals and High Court of Judicature at Bombay on the Appellate side and Original side. He also practiced exclusively in the Supreme Court of India from July 1984. He was appointed Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 March 2000 and confirmed as permanent Judge on 8 April 2002.

He was appointed Chief Justice of the High court of Himachal Pradesh on 4 April 2013. Thereafter he was appointed Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 24 November 2013 and elevated to Supreme Court on 13 May 2016.