14 Facts About Ranjana Desai

Ranjana Prakash Desai was born on 30 October 1949 and is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and the head of the Delimitation Commission of India.

Ranjana Desai was previously a public prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra, and served as a judge on the Bombay High Court before her appointment to the Supreme Court.

Ranjana Desai completed her Bachelor of Arts from the Elphinstone College in 1970 and Bachelor of Laws from the Government Law College, Bombay in 1973.

In 1979, Ranjana Desai began working as an Assistant Government Pleader in the Bombay High Court, appearing for the Government of Maharashtra, and in 1983, was appointed as an Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra.

In 1986, Ranjana Desai was appointed as the State of Maharashtra's Special Public Prosecutor in cases concerning preventive detention.

Ranjana Desai was initially appointed as an additional judge at the Bombay High Court on 15 April 1996 for a period of two years, and was confirmed as a permanent judge on 12 April 1998.

Ranjana Desai continued to serve as a judge on the Bombay High Court until she was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2011.

On 13 September 2011, Ranjana Desai was appointed as a judge at the Supreme Court of India and served in that capacity until 2014.

Ranjana Desai was the fifth woman to be appointed as an Indian Supreme Court judge.

Ranjana Desai took charge as chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity on 1 December 2014 in New Delhi and continued to serve in that capacity until 29 October 2019.

Ranjana Desai was appointed as Chairperson of the Advance Ruling Authority [Income Tax] in 2018 and held the position until 29 October 2019.

Ranjana Desai was appointed as the chairperson of the Delimitation Commission of India on 13 March 2020.

Ranjana Desai was appointed as the Head of the Uttarakhand UCC committee on 28 May 2022.

Ranjana Desai was appointed as the chairperson of the Press Council of India.