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Justice '''Prafulla Chandra Pant''' (born 30 August 1952) is an [[India]]n author, a former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and a former member of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]]. Prior to his appointment as Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], he had previously served as Chief Justice of [[Meghalaya High Court]] at [[Shillong]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=810659 | title=Justice Pant Appointed CJ of Meghalaya High Court | work=Outlook | date=19 September 2013 | accessdate=6 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102929/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=810659 | archive-date=7 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="meghalaya.gov.in">{{cite web | url=http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/government/keycontact/14796 | title=Government of Meghalaya — Chief Justice | publisher=meghalaya.gov.in | accessdate=6 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409003451/http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/government/keycontact/14796 | archive-date=9 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Justice '''Prafulla Chandra Pant''' (born 30 August 1952) is an [[India]]n author, a former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and a former member of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]]. Prior to his appointment as Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], he had previously served as Chief Justice of [[Meghalaya High Court]] at [[Shillong]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=810659 | title=Justice Pant Appointed CJ of Meghalaya High Court | work=Outlook | date=19 September 2013 | accessdate=6 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102929/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=810659 | archive-date=7 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="meghalaya.gov.in">{{cite web | url=http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/government/keycontact/14796 | title=Government of Meghalaya — Chief Justice | publisher=meghalaya.gov.in | accessdate=6 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409003451/http://meghalaya.gov.in:8080/megportal/government/keycontact/14796 | archive-date=9 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life and education==
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Justice Pant was born in [[Pithoragarh]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]] (then part of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state) on 30 August 1952. He got his primary and secondary education from there, then he graduated from Allahabad University with a degree of [[Bachelor of Science]], followed by a [[Bachelor of Laws|L.L.B.]] from Lucknow University.<ref name=scofi>[http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/pcpant.htm Sitting Hon'ble Judges]</ref>
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==Career==
==Career==
Justice Pant joined the Bar Council at Allahabad in 1973, and entered into Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service in the year 1976 (through Uttar Pradesh Munsif Services Examination, 1973). He held different posts in Judicial Service at [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]], [[Pilibhit]], [[Ranikhet]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Meerut]] in state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Thereafter he was promoted to Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service in 1990, and joined as Additional District Judge of the [[Bahraich district]]. He also worked as Joint Registrar in the [[High Court of Allahabad]].<ref name=scofi/>
Justice Pant joined the Bar Council at Allahabad in 1973, and entered into Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service in the year 1976 (through Uttar Pradesh Munsif Services Examination, 1973). He held different posts in Judicial Service at [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]], [[Pilibhit]], [[Ranikhet]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Meerut]] in state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Thereafter he was promoted to Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service in 1990, and joined as Additional District Judge of the [[Bahraich district]]. He also worked as Joint Registrar in the [[High Court of Allahabad]].<ref name="scofi">[http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/pcpant.htm Sitting Hon'ble Judges]</ref>


===Judge and chief justice===
===Judge and chief justice===
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