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{{short description|43rd Chief Justice of India}} | |||
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{{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 = | | order = 43rd | ||
|term_start = 3 December 2015 | | office = Chief Justice of India | ||
|term_end = | | 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 = | | successor = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]] | ||
|term_start2 = 17 November 2009 | | office2 = Judge of the [[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 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Punjab and Haryana High Court|28th Chief Justice]] of the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] | ||
|term_end3 = 16 November 2009 | | term_start3 = 11 August 2008 | ||
|appointer3 = Pratibha Patil | | term_end3 = 16 November 2009 | ||
|predecessor3 = | | appointer3 = [[Pratibha Patil]] | ||
|successor3 = [[Mukul Mudgal | | predecessor3 = Vijender Jain | ||
|office4 = | | successor3 = [[Mukul Mudgal]] | ||
|term_start4 = July 2004 | | office4 = Judge of the [[Delhi High Court]] | ||
|term_end4 | | term_start4 = 9 July 2004 | ||
| | | term_end4 = 10 August 2008 | ||
|term_start5 = March 1994 | | appointer4 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] | ||
|term_end5 = July 2004 | | nominator4 = [[Ramesh Chandra Lahoti]] | ||
| | | office5 = Judge of the [[Karnataka High Court]] | ||
|term_start6 = February 1994 | | term_start5 = 5 March 1994 | ||
|term_end6 = March 1994 | | term_end5 = 8 July 2004 | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|04|df=y}} | | appointer5 = [[ Shankar Dayal Sharma]] | ||
|birth_place = [[ | | nominator5 = [[M. N. Venkatachaliah]] | ||
|death_date = | | office6 = Judge of the [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] | ||
|death_place = | | term_start6 = 16 February 1994 | ||
|nationality = | | term_end6 = 4 March 1994 | ||
|citizenship = [[ | | appointer6 = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] | ||
| | | nominator6 = [[M. N. Venkatachaliah]] | ||
|signature = | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|04|df=y}} | ||
|website = {{URL|http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/tsthakur.htm|Supreme Court of India}} | | birth_place = [[Pogal Paristan]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India | ||
|footnotes = | | death_date = | ||
| | | death_place = | ||
| nationality = | |||
| citizenship = | |||
| education = [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] | |||
| signature = | |||
| website = {{URL|http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/tsthakur.htm|Supreme Court of India}} | |||
| footnotes = | |||
| nominator1 = | |||
| nominator2 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] | |||
| nominator3 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] | |||
| alma_mater = [[Jammu University]], [[Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College]] | |||
| parents = [[Devi Das Thakur]] | |||
| relations = [[Dhiraj Singh Thakur]] (Brother) | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Tirath Singh Thakur''' (born 4 January 1952) is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI) from 3 December 2015 to 4 January 2017. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] from August 2008 to November 2009 .He has also served as a senior judge in [[Karnataka High Court]] from March 1994 to July 2004 and [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] from February to March 1994. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Thakur graduated from [[Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College]] and completed law from Department of Law [[University of Jammu|Jammu University]]. | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Excelsior |first=Daily |date=2021-12-09 |title=Tribute to D D Thakur |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/tribute-to-d-d-thakur/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Daily Excelsior |language=en-US}}</ref> Justice T. S. Thakur practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation and service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} | |||
He was designated as a senior advocate in 1990. He was appointed 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 a permanent judge in September 1995. He was transferred as a judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} | |||
He was appointed 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> | |||
His brother [[Dhiraj Singh Thakur]] is also a judge and currently serving as Chief Justice of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridhi |date=2023-08-01 |title=Know Thy Judge {{!}} Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur: 5th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court |url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2023/08/01/know-your-judge-andhra-pradesh-high-court-chief-justice-dhiraj-singh-thakur/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=SCC Times |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
===Chief Justice of India=== | ===Chief Justice of India=== | ||
He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015 | [[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 [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in New Delhi on 3 December 2015]] | ||
He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015 assuming office on 3 December 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|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]]|date=19 November 2015 }}</ref> succeeding Justice [[H. L. Dattu]] who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years of age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 December 2015 |title=Justice TS Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/justice-ts-thakur-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-india/articleshow/50022544.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> He retired on 4 January 2017 after reaching age 65 and was succeeded by the country's first Chief Justice of India from [[Sikh community]] [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Misra |first=Vasudha |date=2017-01-03 |title=CJI TS Thakur retires, India to get first CJI from the Sikh community |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/cji-ts-thakur-retires-india-get-first-cji-sikh-community |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</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, | 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|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=20 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 14 October 2025
Tirath Singh Thakur | |
|---|---|
 Justice T. S. Thakur | |
| 43rd Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 3 December 2015 – 4 January 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | H. L. Dattu |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 17 November 2009 – 2 December 2015 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| 28th Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 11 August 2008 – 16 November 2009 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Vijender Jain |
| Succeeded by | Mukul Mudgal |
| Judge of the Delhi High Court | |
| In office 9 July 2004 – 10 August 2008 | |
| Nominated by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Judge of the Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 5 March 1994 – 8 July 2004 | |
| Nominated by | M. N. Venkatachaliah |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 16 February 1994 – 4 March 1994 | |
| Nominated by | M. N. Venkatachaliah |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1952 Pogal Paristan Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Relations | Dhiraj Singh Thakur (Brother) |
| Parent(s) | Devi Das Thakur |
| Education | BSc, LLB |
| Alma mater | Jammu University, Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College |
| Website | Supreme Court of India |
Tirath Singh Thakur (born 4 January 1952) is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) from 3 December 2015 to 4 January 2017. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from August 2008 to November 2009 .He has also served as a senior judge in Karnataka High Court from March 1994 to July 2004 and Jammu and Kashmir High Court from February to March 1994.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Thakur graduated from Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College and completed law from Department of Law Jammu University.
Career[edit | edit source]
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.[1] Justice T. S. Thakur practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation and service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.[citation needed]
He was designated as a senior advocate in 1990. He was appointed 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 a permanent judge in September 1995. He was transferred as a judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004.[citation needed]
He was appointed 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.[2]
His brother Dhiraj Singh Thakur is also a judge and currently serving as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.[3]
Chief Justice of India[edit | edit source]
He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015 assuming office on 3 December 2015,[4] succeeding Justice H. L. Dattu who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years of age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee.[5] He retired on 4 January 2017 after reaching age 65 and was succeeded by the country's first Chief Justice of India from Sikh community Jagdish Singh Khehar.[6]
In April 2016, he lamented the inaction by the government in increasing the number of judges.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Excelsior, Daily (9 December 2021). "Tribute to D D Thakur". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "Chief Justice of India & Sitting Hon'ble Judges Justice T.S. Thakur". Supreme Court of India portal.
- ↑ Ridhi (1 August 2023). "Know Thy Judge | Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur: 5th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court". SCC Times. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "TS Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Justice TS Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India". The Economic Times. 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Misra, Vasudha (3 January 2017). "CJI TS Thakur retires, India to get first CJI from the Sikh community". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "An overworked Chief Justice TS Thakur breaks down in front of PM Modi". TNN & Agencies. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Overburdened yet overactive, India's courts are failing to do justice". The Economist. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
