<p>Sitting Supreme Court judge, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar passed away on Saturday, following a prolonged illness. He was 62.</p>.<p>In a message, Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court, Gagan Soni said Justice Shantanagoudar has left for heavenly abode on the late evening hour of Saturday.</p>.<p>Sources said he was not keeping well for some time and admitted to a hospital in New Delhi. He breathed his last on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Justice Shantanagoudar, who hailed from Dharwad in North Karnataka, was elevated to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2017.</p>.<p>He was to retire on May 4, 2023.</p>.<p>After having enrolled as an advocate in 1980, he practised mainly in civil, criminal and Writ matters. </p>.<p>He was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court in 2003 and as a permanent Judge in 2004. </p>.<p>He was appointed as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in 2016, before his elevation to the Supreme Court a year later.</p>
<p>Sitting Supreme Court judge, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar passed away on Saturday, following a prolonged illness. He was 62.</p>.<p>In a message, Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court, Gagan Soni said Justice Shantanagoudar has left for heavenly abode on the late evening hour of Saturday.</p>.<p>Sources said he was not keeping well for some time and admitted to a hospital in New Delhi. He breathed his last on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Justice Shantanagoudar, who hailed from Dharwad in North Karnataka, was elevated to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2017.</p>.<p>He was to retire on May 4, 2023.</p>.<p>After having enrolled as an advocate in 1980, he practised mainly in civil, criminal and Writ matters. </p>.<p>He was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court in 2003 and as a permanent Judge in 2004. </p>.<p>He was appointed as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in 2016, before his elevation to the Supreme Court a year later.</p>
