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'''Ashok Bhan''' (born 2 October 1943) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Bhan started practice in the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] in 1965. He also served as part-time Lecturer in Law faculty of [[Panjab University]]. He became the additional advocate general of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in 1979. Bhan was designated as senior advocate in December 1982 and worked as senior standing counsel for the [[Chandigarh Administration]] as well as within the [[Department of Income Tax]] during his legal career.<ref name=":0" /> On 15 June 1990 Bhan was appointed as an additional judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://highcourtchd.gov.in/?trs=former_judges|title=Hon'ble Former Judges|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> He was transferred to the [[Karnataka High Court]] in 1997. He served as acting chief justice from 26 June 2000 to 20 October 2000. Bhan was elevated as judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 17 June 2001. On 8 February 2007, he was nominated in the post of executive chairman of [[National Legal Services Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nalsa.gov.in/former-executive-chairman|title=Former Executive Chairmen|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> Bhan retired from the post on 2 October 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/former_judges/Ashok_Bhan.htm|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhan|website=karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sci.gov.in/former-justices|title=NAME OF THE HON'BLE JUDGE|website=sci.gov.in|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117021545/https://www.sci.gov.in/former-justices|archive-date=17 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the retirement he became the president of [[National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission]] (NCDRC) in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/10/01/justice-ashok-bhan-to-head-ncdrc-1222882523.html|title=Justice Ashok Bhan to head NCDRC|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ncdrc.nic.in/former.html|title=FORMER PRESIDENTS|website=ncdrc.nic.in|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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