Kurian Joseph

Hon'ble Justice
Kurian Joseph
കുര്യൻ ജോസഫ്‌
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
8 March 2013
Appointed by Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office
8 February 2010 – 7 March 2013
Appointed by Pratibha Patil
Preceded by Jagdish Bhalla
Succeeded by R. B. Misra
Judge Kerala High Court
In office
12 July 2000 – 7 February 2010
Personal details
Born (1953-11-30) 30 November 1953
Kerala, India
Citizenship Indian
Nationality  India
Alma mater Kerala Law Academy

Kurian Joseph (Malayalam: കുര്യൻ ജോസഫ്‌; born 30 November 1953) is a judge of Supreme Court of India.[1][2]

Early life

He was born on 30 November 1953. Completed his education from St. Joseph's U.P. School, Chengal, Kalady, St. Sebastin's High School, Kanjoor, Bharatha Matha College, Thrikkakara, Sree Sankara College, Kalady and Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum.[3]

Career

He started his legal career in 1979. He was member of the Academic Council, Kerala University from 1977 to 1978, General Secretary Kerala University Union in 1978, Senate member of Cochin University from 1983 to 1985, member of Board of Studies, Indian Legal Thought of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 1996, President, Kerala Judicial Academy from 2006 to 2008, Chairman of Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee from 2006 to 2009 and Chairman of Lakshadweep Legal Services Authority in 2008. Served as Government Pleader in 1987 and as Additional Advocate General from 1994 to 1996. Designated as Senior Advocate in 1996.[3][4]

Served as Executive Chairman Kerala State Legal Services Authority, Chairman Indian Law Institute Kerala Branch, Chairman of Indian Law Reports (Kerala Series) and as Executive Member of NUALS (National University of Advanced Legal Studies).[3][4]

In 2000, he was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court. In February 2010, he was elevated as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. On 8 March 2013, Justice Joseph became a judge of Supreme Court of India.[1]

Justice Kurian Joseph believes that people have high expectations from judiciary and it should play a pro-active role to meet their aspirations.[1] He is known in the Supreme Court for being extremely humble and upright. Justice Kurian Joseph is considered to be one of the most down to earth judges who treats every lawyer - be it a senior advocate or a junior lawyer with only a six months standing equally.[5]

Notable cases

The bench of Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Joseph is hearing the controversial Coal Allocation Scam case and vowed to free the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from any political and bureaucratic interference.[6] A bench of Chief Justice Lodha, Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman overruled the famous Afsal Guru decision on the point of admissibility of electronic evidence.[7]

References

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