Mohan Shantanagoudar

Mohan Mallikarjunagouda Shantanagoudar was an Indian jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
He served as chief justice of the Kerala High Court.

Biography

Shantanagoudar initially practiced at the Karnataka High Court as an advocate. He was appointed an additional judge in 2003, and confirmed as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court on 29 September 2004. He was appointed the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 1 August 2016 and chief justice of that High Court on 22 September 2016. In February 2017, Shantanagoudar was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.
He died during service on 24 April 2021 at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon due to pneumonia and post-COVID-19 complications.