Mangaluru, May 05, 2020: B Muralidhar Pai took charge as the Principal District and Sessions Judge of Dakshina Kannada district on May 4, Monday.
He was appointed to the post consequent upon the transfer of Kadlur Satyanarayanacharya who had served in the post since the past 18 months. He has been transferred to Bidar where he will be holding the same position.
Muralidhar Pai was earlier serving as Additional Registrar General in the Kalaburagi Bench of Karnataka High Court. He assumed charge from Sharada B, the First Additional District and Sessions Judge to whom Kadlur Satyanarayanacharya had handed over charge on April 30.
Muralidhar Pai has earlier served as Judge of the Lokayukta Special Court and Third Additional District and Sessions Court of Mangaluru.