T. S. Thakur

The Honourable Justice
Tirath Singh Thakur
43rd Chief Justice of India
Assumed office
3 December 2015
Appointed by Pranab Mukherjee
(President of India)
Preceded by H. L. Dattu
Judge Supreme Court of India
In office
17 November 2009  2 December 2015
Appointed by Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
11 August 2008  16 November 2009
Appointed by Pratibha Patil
Preceded by Justice Vijender Jain
Succeeded by Justice Mukul Mudaal
Judge Delhi High Court
In office
July 2004  August 2008
Judge Karnataka High Court
In office
March 1994  July 2004
Judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
February 1994  March 1994
Personal details
Born (1952-01-04) 4 January 1952
Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir
Citizenship Indian
Nationality  India
Education B.Sc., LL.B
Religion Hindu
Website Supreme Court of India

Tirath Singh Thakur (born 4 January 1952) is the 43rd and current Chief Justice of India.

He is a former acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and later took over as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, after which he was elevated to the Supreme Court of India on 17 November 2009.[1] Justice Teerth Singh Thakur was enrolled as a Pleader in October 1972 and joined the Chamber of his father Late Shri Devi Das Thakur, former Governor of Assam a leading Advocate and later, a Judge of High Court of J & K. He practised in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Taxation and Service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir. Was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1990. Was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of J & K on 16 February 1994 and transferred as Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in March 1994. He was appointed as a permanent Judge in September 1995. Was transferred as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004. Was 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. Elevated as Judge of Supreme Court and assumed charge on 17 November 2009.

Thakur is the current Visitor of the Gujarat National Law University.[2]

Chief Justice of India

With Chief Justice H. L. Dattu due to retire on 2 December 2015, Thakur was appointed the next Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015.[3] He was sworn in by president Pranab Mukherjee. He is due to retire on 4 January 2017.[4]

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