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{{short description|43rd Chief Justice of India}}
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{{short description|43rd Chief Justice of India}}
{{Infobox Judge
{{Infobox Judge
|name = Tirath Singh Thakur
| name               = Tirath Singh Thakur
|image = Justice T. S. Thakur.jpg
| image               = Justice T. S. Thakur.jpg
|caption = Justice T. S. Thakur  
| caption             = Justice T. S. Thakur
|office = [[List of Chief Justices of India|43<sup>rd</sup>]] [[Chief Justice of India]]
| order              = 43rd
|term_start = 3 December 2015
| office             = Chief Justice of India
|term_end = 4 January 2017
| term_start         = 3 December 2015
|appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| term_end           = 4 January 2017
|predecessor = [[H. L. Dattu]]
| appointer           = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|successor = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]
| predecessor         = [[H. L. Dattu]]
|office2 = [[Judge]] [[Supreme Court of India]]
| successor           = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]
|term_start2 = 17 November 2009
| office2             = [[Judge]] [[Supreme Court of India]]
|term_end2 = 2 December 2015  
| term_start2         = 17 November 2009
|appointer2 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| term_end2           = 2 December 2015
|office3 = [[Chief Justice]] [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
| appointer2         = [[Pratibha Patil]]
|term_start3 = 11 August 2008
| office3             = [[Chief Justice]] [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
|term_end3 = 16 November 2009
| term_start3         = 11 August 2008
|appointer3 = Pratibha Patil
| term_end3           = 16 November 2009
|predecessor3 = Justice Vijender Jain
| appointer3         = Pratibha Patil
|successor3 = [[Mukul Mudgal|Justice Mukul Mudaal]]
| predecessor3       = Justice Vijender Jain
|office4 = [[Judge]] [[Delhi High Court]]
| successor3         = [[Mukul Mudgal|Justice Mukul Mudaal]]
|term_start4 = July 2004
| office4             = [[Judge]] [[Delhi High Court]]
|term_end4 = August 2008
| term_start4         = July 2004
|office5 = [[Judge]] [[Karnataka High Court]]
| term_end4           = August 2008
|term_start5 = March 1994
| office5             = [[Judge]] [[Karnataka High Court]]
|term_end5 = July 2004
| term_start5         = March 1994
|office6 = [[Judge]] [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]
| term_end5           = July 2004
|term_start6 = February 1994
| office6             = [[Judge]] [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]
|term_end6 = March 1994
| term_start6         = February 1994
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|04|df=y}}
| term_end6           = March 1994
|birth_place = [[Ukhral,Ramban district|Ramban]], Jammu and Kashmir
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|1|04|df=y}}
|death_date =  
| birth_place         = [[Ukhral,Ramban district|Ramban]], Jammu and Kashmir
|death_place =  
| death_date         =  
|nationality = {{IND}}
| death_place         =  
|citizenship = [[India]]n
| nationality         = {{IND}}
|education = '''B.Sc., LL.B'''  
| citizenship         = [[India]]n
|signature =
| education           = '''B.Sc., LL.B'''
|website = {{URL|http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/tsthakur.htm|Supreme Court of India}}
| signature           =  
|footnotes =
| website             = {{URL|http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/tsthakur.htm|Supreme Court of India}}
|honorific-prefix=The Honourable Chief Justice of India (Retd.)
| footnotes           =  
}}
}}
'''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 &#124; 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>


== References ==
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