About Shri Bhaskar Patil

Shri Bhaskar Patil
Name
:
Shri Bhaskar Trimbakrao Patil
Date of Birth
:
19th July 1948
Qualifications
:
M.A., LL.B. & Ex-Government Pleader High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur.
Date of Registration
:
17th July, 1974. (Complete 38 years of active practice)
Family Backgrounds
Born in an agriculturist family and his father was an active social worker in rural areas of Buldana District. Father was also a member of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.
As an Advocate
  • Appointed as a Hon. Astt. to the District Govt. Pleader Nagpur for the year 1976-77.
  • Appointed as a Hon. Asstt. to the Govt. Pleader in the High Court at Nagpur in the year 1978 and continued till appointment as an Assistant Government Pleader. (i.e. 1983).
  • Appointed as an Asstt. Govt. Pleader and Public Prosecutor in the High Court at Nagpur in the year 1983 and continued till February 1991 (worked about 9 years) till appointed as a Government Pleader.
  • Appointed as a Govt. Pleader in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur in February 1991 and continued up to 31.10.95. This appointment was approved by the High Power Committee constituted by the Govt. of Maharashtra at that time.
  • Ex-officio Vice-President of District Legal Aid and Advice Committee from February 1991 to October 1995.
  • Appointed as an “A” Panel Counsel in the High Court at Nagpur by Govt. of Maharashtra since 2001 and till appointed on the post of State Information Commissioner.
  • Appeared for Government of Maharashtra in many important cases before the Hon’ble High Court. Worked for about 17 years as a Govt. Advocate handling various types of litigation of all the Govt. Departments, like Constitutional matters, Civil matters, Criminal matters, Service matters, Land Acquisition matters, Labour & Industrial matters etc.
Panel Advocate In High Court And Other Courts
  • Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeth, Akola.
  • Amravati University (From 1987 to 1997).
  • Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. (The Apex Co-operative Bank of Maha. State), for more than ten years.
  • Standing Counsel for Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation in the High Court, Nagpur Bench and in Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Mumbai, Bench at Nagpur and Labour and Industrial Court, Nagpur.
  • Standing Counsel for Nagpur Municipal Corporation in the High Court for two years.
  • Shri. Shivaji Education Society, Amravati (for more then ten years).
  • Other Co-op. Institutions like A.P.M.C., Sale Purchase Societies, Co-op. Banks, Sugar Factories etc.
  • Law Paper valuer for Amravati University and Nagpur University for 5 years, also worked as a lecturer in the University College of Law in Nagpur for one year.
  • Zilla Parishad Buldana since for more then 12 years and for Akola for about 5 years.
  • Legal adviser to leading Newspapers in Vidarbha like “Deshonnati” .
Other Membership
Life Member of the:
  • Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
  • Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
Office Bearer of Association
Elected as Senior Vice-President of High Court Bar Association, Nagpur for the period 1999-2003.
Appointments
  • Appointed as State Information Commissioner for Amravati Bench on 24.12.2008 and working till 17/6/2012.
  • Acting Chief Information Commissioner, Maharashtra, Mumbai from 8/2/2012 to 8/6/2012.
  • Holding Addl.Charge of State Information Commissioner, Brihanmumbai from 14/3/2011 to 8/6/2012.
  • Transferred to Nagpur as State Information Commissioner on 18/6/2012
  • Also holding additional charge of State Information Commissioner, Amravati Bench.
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