India’s President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice T.S. Thakur as the Chief Justice of India. Justice T.S. Thakur will be 43rd Chief Justice of India and his appointment will come into effect from 3rd December 2015. He will have tenure till January 3, 2017 i.e. till he attains the age of 65.
Background:
The incumbent Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu had recommended Justice Thakur’s name for this top most post of Indian Judiciary, as he was senior-most judge of the apex court. Following the recommendation, the Union Law Ministry had processed his file and sent it to the Prime Minister’s Office for approval. From the PMO after its approval the file was forwarded to the President of India for approval.
About Justice T. S. Thakur:
- Born on January 4, 1952.
- He is the son of D.D. Thakur, who was an renowned advocate and eminent judge in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) High Court and later served as Union Minister.
- Judicial career: Justice Thakur had enrolled as a Pleader in October 1972. Later, he started practising in the J&K High Court.
- He also had worked in Karnataka High-Court, Delhi High-Court and Punjab and Haryana High-Court.
- He had worked as Chief Justice of both Delhi High Court and Punjab & Haryana High-Court. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court in 2009.
- In Supreme Court, Justice Thakur had headed of the bench which dealt with IPL spot-fixing scam. He also had headed of the bench which is monitoring the probe in the Saradha chit fund scam case.
Justice T.S.Thakur appointed as new Chief Justice of India (CJI)
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