Jasti Chelameswar is a judge in the Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...

. He was formerly the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala.

Early life

Chalameswar was born in Krishna Dist, AP, India to Jasti Lakshminarayana, a lawyer at Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...

, Krishna Dist.

Career

Chalameswar served as the Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. Later, he became the Chief Justice of
Guwahati High Court in 2007. He was later transferred as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court

High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Kochi...

 and was elevated as a Judge, Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...

in October 2011.