Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
His Excellency The Governor
Himachal Pradesh
Date of Birth
: 6th September, 1939
Place of Birth
: Village Dahi Tehsil Kukshi District Dhar (M.P.)
Permanent Address
: 201, Park Residency, 24 Bapna Compound, Race Course Road No 2. Indore-452003(M.P.)
Marital Status
: Married to Smt. Leena Vishnu Kokje of Pune (Maharashtra)
Children
: Two Daughters(Mrs. Neelam S. Abhyankar and Miss Anagha)
Educational Qualification :
Secondary Education from Dhar M.P., Graduation from Holkar College Indore(M.P.),L.L.B. from Govt. Arts and commerce College,
Indore(M.P.), M.A.(Sociology) Christian College, Indore(M.P.)
Profession : Advocate (Started legal practice in the year 1964 in Indore)
Social and other activities : Practiced for 26 years in various legal fields like Civil Law, Labour and Industrial Law, Company Matters and Constitutional Writs. Appeared before several Enquiry Commissions and in Election petitions.
Positions held:
Appointed as Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 28-07-1990.
>From 1992 to 1994 served as President of M.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in addition to the duties of the High Court.
>From 1998 to 2001 served as Administrative Judge, Rajasthan High Court and also was the acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court for over 11 months.
Designated as Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India in September, 2002.
Hobbies :
Reading, Travelling, Long Motor Drives, Net Surfing and Computer Savvy.
Games Played :
Badminton and Cricket.
Assumed the office of the Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 8th May, 2003
