K. H. N. Kuranga

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
K.H.N. Kuranga
2nd Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
6 February 2002 – 10 May 2004
Nominated byS. P. Bharucha
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded by
Succeeded byA. S. V. Moorthy
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
22 February 1993 – 5 February 2002
Nominated byL. M. Sharma
Appointed byS. D. Sharma
Personal details
Born (1942-05-11) 11 May 1942

Korategere Hanumanthayya Narasimha Kuranga (born 11 May 1942) is an Indian Advocate, retired Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court[1][2] and former judge of Karnataka High Court.[3][4]

Early life and career

Justice Kuranga hails from Tumkur district and started practising in the Bangalore Bar after enrolling as an Advocate on 17 May 1968.[5] He worked as high court pleader in 1975 and was appointed as additional state public prosecutor in 1985.[6]

He became Judge of Karnataka High Court on 22 February 1993 to February 2002.[3] On 6 February 2002 he became second Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and served in this role until May 2004.[1]

In 2011 he was tipped to be the Lokayukta of Karnataka when the then Governor of Karnataka was in disagreement with the govt's proposal of appointing S. R. Bannurmath as lokayukta[6] but subsequently Y. Bhaskar Rao was appointed to head this coveted post.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Justice | High Court Chhattisgarh". Chhattisgarh High Court. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ Criminal Justice India Series. Allied Publishers. 2002. ISBN 978-81-7764-860-7.
  3. ^ a b "Hon'ble Mr.Justice K.H.N.Kuranga". Karnataka Judiciary. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "HC judge posted CJ of Chattisgarh | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 February 2002. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "High Court of Karnataka Official Web Site". Karnataka Judiciary. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "On FP for 1st editionsJustice Kuranga may be Lokayukta". The Times of India. 11 November 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Justice (retd) Y Bhaskar Rao sworn in as new Lokayukta". coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. Retrieved 23 October 2025.


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