Justice T S Thakur: A profile

A former acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, who later took over as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, he became a Supreme Court judge on November 17, 2009

 

Born on January 4, Justice Tirath Singh Thakur is the 43rd and current Chief Justice of India. He took over from Justice H L Dattu, who retired yesterday.

A former acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, who later took over as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice T S Thakur became a judge in the Supreme Court of India on November 17, 2009.

Justice Thakur was enrolled as a Pleader in October 1972 and joined the Chamber of his father, Late Shri Devi Das Thakur, who was a former Governor of Assam and a leading advocate.

Justice Thakur, who has also been a judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, had his practice in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation and service matters in that court.

He became a senior advocate in 1990 and was appointed Additional Judge of the J&K High Court on February 16, 1994. He was then transferred as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in March 1994.

He was appointed as a permanent Judge in September 1995 and was made a Judge of the Delhi High Court in July 2004. He was later appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 9 April 2008 and took over as Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on 11 August 2008.

He was later elevated as a Supreme Court Judge, a position that he took  over on November 17, 2009.

With Chief Justice H. L. Dattu due to retire on 2 December 2015,

Justice Thakur was appointed the 43rd Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, and was formally sworn in on 3 December 2015, the day following Chief Justice H L Dattu's retirement. Justice Thakur is due to retire on January 4, 2017.