K.S. Bharath Kumar, a native of Virajpet in Kodagu district and former Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge of Bengaluru, assumed office as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court recently.
Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Bharath Kumar at a ceremony held at the Glass House of Loka Bhavana in Bengaluru.
Usharani, Judge of the Mysuru Principal District and Sessions Court, and N.V. Bhavani, Principal Secretary of the Department of Law, also assumed office as Additional Judges. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar congratulated the newly appointed judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the three appointments on September 10.
Kodagu’s BharathKumar who served as Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge of Bengaluru, hails from Virajpet. He is the eldest son of K.B. Shanthappa, owner of Boregowda Complex, former Zilla Parishad member and KPCC General Secretary, and Rathnamma.
He served as Chief Legal Advisor at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, from 2002 to 2004 and practised as an advocate at the Karnataka High Court from 2004 to 2015. He was selected as a District Judge in 2015 and served in Tumakuru district until 2019.
He served as District Judge of Mysuru from 2019 to 2020 and subsequently held the posts of Registrar (Judicial), Registrar (Vigilance) and Registrar General at the Karnataka High Court. From June 1, 2026, he served as Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge in Bengaluru before being appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court.
Bharath Kumar completed his schooling from Class 1 to 7 at Good Shepherd School, Ammathi, and from Class 8 through PUC at Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institution, Alike. He obtained his law degree from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.
He received a gold medal and the Best Student award from then Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Anand, who was Chancellor of the university. His father, K.B. Shanthappa, expressed happiness over his son’s achievement.
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