Prafulla Kumar Mishra

{{Short description|Indian judge}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} '''Prafulla Kumar Mishra''' or P. K. Misra (born 17 September 1947) is a retired Indian judge, former Chief Justice of Patna High Court and present Lokayukta for Goa.

==Career== Mishra was born in 1947. His father, late Jaya Krishna Mishra was also a judge. He passed LL.B. with gold medal from the Utkal University in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/06/26/stories/04262239.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020128065534/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/06/26/stories/04262239.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2002|title=P. K. Mishra sworn in Madras HC judge|date=26 June 2001|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> Mishra became the additional judge of Orissa High Court on 17 January 1996. In 2001 he was transferred to the Madras High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.html|title=Orissa High Court|website=orissahighcourt.nic.in|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> On 12 August 2009 he was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice of Patna High Court.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/P.K.-Misra-Patna-High-Court-CJ/article16532608.ece|title=P.K. Misra Patna High Court CJ|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 August 2009 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> Justice Mishra was retired on 16 September 2009 from the Judgeship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/Judges_RET_CJ.aspx|title=LIST OF RETIRED CHIEF JUSTICE|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> After the retirement he became the first Chairman of Goa Human Rights Commission.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chairman-of-Goa-State-Human-Rights-Commission-Mr-Justice-Prafulla-Kumar-Mishra-accompanied-by-members-Judge-retired-A-D-Salkar-and-judge-J-A-Keny-called-on-the-Chief-Minister-Digambar-Kamat-on-Tuesday-The-commission-was-constituted-a-month-ago-by-the-state-government-/articleshow/7606263.cms|title=Chairman of Goa State Human Rights Commission Mr Justice Prafulla Kumar Mishra accompanied by members Judge|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2 March 2011 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In April 2016 Mishra was appointed as Goa Lokayukta after Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tkbsen.in/2016/04/retd-justice-prafulla-kumar-mishra-is-the-new-goa-lokayukta/|title=Retd Justice Prafulla Kumar Mishra is the new Goa Lokayukta|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/retired-justice-pk-mishra-sworn-in-as-new-goa-lokayukta-1400486|title=Retired Justice PK Mishra Sworn-In As New Goa Lokayukta|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>

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