Justice A. K. Menon was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 12th July, 1960. Graduated from Mumbai University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and secured a Bachelor of Laws degree from Mumbai University. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa on 12th July, 1984 and commenced practice with his father Late Shri. C. Achyutha Menon Advocate, initially in the Bombay City Civil & Session Court and the Court of Small Causes at Bombay and later the same year in this High Court. He has extensively dealt with litigation, including trials on the Original Side and in arbitration. He has advised and represented public sector corporations in the electronics, metals and mining industry apart from private and publiccorporations in the advertising, film, radio and television broadcasting industry, national and international sports rights management firms, real estate corporations and some in the banking, shipping and oil industry segments. His practice included non litigation work, negotiation and advising in diverse transactional documentation in the banking,property, media, entertainment industry. Has a keen interest in music, travel and technology. He was elevated as an additional judge on 3rd March, 2014.Appointed as additional Judge of the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transaction in Securities) Act, 1992 on 9th May, 2016.He retired on 11th July,2022.
