Jagdish Singh Khehar

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2011
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil, President of India
Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court
In office 8 August 2010 – 12 September 2011
Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court
In office 29 November 2009 – 7 August 2010
Personal details
Born	28 August 1952
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Panjab University, Chandigarh
Occupation	Judge
Religion	Sikh[1]
Source:[2]

Jagdish Singh Khehar (born 28 August 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed on 13 September 2011.^[2][3]

Notable judgements

As an aftermath of Supreme Court's landmark decision in the 2G spectrum scam, Govt of India filed a Presidential reference before the Supreme Court. Justice Khehar gave a separate concurring opinion in which he warned that the government should not be under erroneous impression that it is not necessary to allocate natural resources through auction.^[4]

No part of the natural resource can be dissipated as a matter of largess, charity, donation or endowment, for private exploitation. Each bit of natural resource expended must bring back a reciprocal consideration.

— Justice JS Khehar, Supreme Court of India, ^[4]

Heading a three-judge bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Khehar decided a case involving definition of a Sikh. He held that religion must be perceived as it is, and not as another would like it to be.^[1]

References

1. "Justice Khehar had defined Sikh identity". The Times of India. Sep 12, 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
2. "Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar - Profile". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
3. "J S Khehar may become 1st Sikh Chief Justice of India in 2017". Day & Night News. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
4. "Natural resources cannot be dissipated as charity: SC judge". First Post. Sep 27, 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.