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	'''~~Justice~~ T. S. Thakur''' (born 4 January 1952) was the ~~43<sup>rd</sup>~~ [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI).		'''T. S. Thakur''' (born 4 January 1952) was the 43rd [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI).

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	===Chief Justice of India===		===Chief Justice of India===
	He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015,<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/T-S-Thakur-appointed-next-Chief-Justice-of-India-to-take-over-on-Dec-3/articleshow/49839116.cms?u</ref> succeeding Justice [[H. L. Dattu]] who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years in age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee. He retired on 4 January 2017 on turning of 65 years of age.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/justice-ts-thakur-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-india/articleshow/50022544.cms \|title=Justice TS Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>		[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath of office of Chief Justice of India to Shri Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, at a Swearing in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 03, 2015.jpg\|thumb\|left\|President Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath of office of Chief Justice of India to Justice Thakur, at a swearing ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 3 December 2015]]
			He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/T-S-Thakur-appointed-next-Chief-Justice-of-India-to-take-over-on-Dec-3/articleshow/49839116.cms?u\|title=TS Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India \| India News - Times of India\|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> succeeding Justice [[H. L. Dattu]] who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years in age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee. He retired on 4 January 2017 on turning of 65 years of age.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/justice-ts-thakur-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-india/articleshow/50022544.cms \|title=Justice TS Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India\|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]\|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>

	In April 2016, he lamented the inaction by the government in increasing the number of judges.<ref>{{cite news\|title=An overworked Chief Justice TS Thakur breaks down in front of PM Modi\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/An-overworked-Chief-Justice-TS-Thakur-breaks-down-in-front-of-PM-Modi/articleshow/51964732.cms\|accessdate=21 May 2016\|work=TNN & Agencies\|date=24 Apr 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Overburdened yet overactive, ~~India’s~~ courts are failing to do justice\|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21699156-overburdened-yet-overactive-indias-courts-are-failing-do-justice-dropping-scales\|accessdate=20 May 2016\|work=[[The Economist]]\|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>		In April 2016, he lamented the inaction by the government in increasing the number of judges.<ref>{{cite news\|title=An overworked Chief Justice TS Thakur breaks down in front of PM Modi\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/An-overworked-Chief-Justice-TS-Thakur-breaks-down-in-front-of-PM-Modi/articleshow/51964732.cms\|accessdate=21 May 2016\|work=TNN & Agencies\|date=24 Apr 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Overburdened yet overactive, India's courts are failing to do justice\|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21699156-overburdened-yet-overactive-indias-courts-are-failing-do-justice-dropping-scales\|accessdate=20 May 2016\|work=[[The Economist]]\|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

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'''Justice T. S. Thakur''' (born 4 January 1952) was the 43<sup>rd</sup> [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI).

== Early life and education ==
Graduated from [[Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College]] and completed law from Department of Law [[University of Jammu|Jammu University]].

== Career ==
Justice Tirath Singh Thakur 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. Justice T. S. Thakur practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation and service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.

He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1990. He 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. He was transferred as a judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004.

He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on 9 April 2008 and took over as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on 11 August 2008. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court and assumed charge on 17 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/tsthakur.htm|title=Chief Justice of India & Sitting Hon'ble Judges Justice T.S. Thakur|publisher=Supreme Court of India portal}}</ref>

===Chief Justice of India===
He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015,<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/T-S-Thakur-appointed-next-Chief-Justice-of-India-to-take-over-on-Dec-3/articleshow/49839116.cms?u</ref> succeeding Justice [[H. L. Dattu]] who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years in age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee. He retired on 4 January 2017 on turning of 65 years of age.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/justice-ts-thakur-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-india/articleshow/50022544.cms |title=Justice TS Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>

In April 2016, he lamented the inaction by the government in increasing the number of judges.<ref>{{cite news|title=An overworked Chief Justice TS Thakur breaks down in front of PM Modi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/An-overworked-Chief-Justice-TS-Thakur-breaks-down-in-front-of-PM-Modi/articleshow/51964732.cms|accessdate=21 May 2016|work=TNN & Agencies|date=24 Apr 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Overburdened yet overactive, India’s courts are failing to do justice|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21699156-overburdened-yet-overactive-indias-courts-are-failing-do-justice-dropping-scales|accessdate=20 May 2016|work=[[The Economist]]|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

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