Mangalurean Justice Abdul Nazeer elevated as Supreme Court Judge

February 19, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 19: Justice S Abdul Nazeer, who was the senior judge of Karnataka High Court, has been elevated as the judge of Supreme Court. He was one of five new judges sworn in on Friday. The apex court now has a total strength of 28 judges.

With the swearing in of Justice Sanjay Kishnan Kaul, Justice Naveen Sinha, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagouder, Justice Dipak Gupta and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, the apex court now falls short only by three judges against its sanctioned strength of 31.

57-year-old Justice Nazeer, who hails from Beluvai village in Mangaluru taluk, is one of the six children of Late Fakir Saheb.

After completing his B.Com at Mahaveera College in Moodbidri in 1979, he obtained law degree from SDM Law College in Mangaluru. He has started his career as a lawyer under Advocate M K Vijayakumar in Karkala and then worked under K S Qasim and Tarak Ram in Bengaluru.

After several years after practice, he was appointed as a judge in Karnataka High Court in 2003. His honesty and promptness helped him in his growth. He was the only judge from Karnataka to be elevated to Supreme Court this time.

Justice Kaul was the Chief Justice of Madras High Court; Justice Sinha was the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court; Justice Shantanagouder was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court; Justice Gupta was the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.

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hon ble justice s abdul nazeer sahib is very good and honest judge since he is giving good judgement to me i am satisfied with her i cant firget till of my swath thanks lots

We are really proud of you sir,,pride of karnatka

MAY ALLAH GIVE GOOD HEALTH AND STRENGTH TO DOING THE RESPONSIBLE JOB IN GOOD JUSTIFICATION. ALL THE BEST.

Masha allah. Hope he is fair and provide justice to all.

Chaddi's need burnal on a urgent basis.

Ma Sha Allah Mabrook Justice S Abdul Nazeer.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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