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 ==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">[http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/pcpant.htm Sitting Hon'ble Judges]</ref>
-===Judge and chief justice===
+=== Advocacy ===
-After creation of the new state of [[Uttarakhand]], he served as the first Judicial Secretary of the state. He also held the post of District and Sessions Judge at [[Nainital district]] before being posted as Registrar General of the [[High Court of Uttarakhand]] at [[Nainital]]. He Took oath of Office of Additional Judge, High Court of Uttarakhand with effect from 29 June 2004, where after, he was confirmed on 19 February 2008, as a permanent Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed charge of Office of Chief Justice of the [[High Court of Meghalaya]] at [[Shillong]] in the forenoon of 20 September 2013 and continued till 12 August 2014. On being further elevated he took oath of Office of Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]] on 13 August 2014. After serving over 3 years as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, He demitted the office at 29 August 2017.<ref name=scofi/>
+Pant joined the Bar at Allahabad in 1973 and began practicing in the [[Allahabad High Court]]. As a novice, he learnt advocacy from learned advocates Ramesh Chandra Srivastava in 1974 and Vishnu Dayal Singh in 1975 respectively. He practiced advocacy primarily to gain a clear insight of the legal profession, not to set up a career out of it. He aspired to clear Munsif Services Examination (now PCS J) and endeavoured to become a judge.<ref>{{Cite book |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |pages=36-37 |language=hi}}</ref>
-He was appointed as an honourable member of the National Human Rights Commission of India in April 2019. He joined the office on 22 April 2019.
+=== Excise Inspector ===
+He took the UP Judicial Service Examination and before the declaration of its result also took the Excise Inspector exam and cleared it. He was posted at [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] in the Central Excise and Customs department. He joined the office on 23 February 1976. On the same day, he tendered his resignation as Member of [[Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh]] and ceased to practice. During his course of employment as Central Excise Inspector, he caught two consignments of illegal tobacco and apprehended the persons who were later found guilty. On 5 December 1976, he was informed by the Uttar Pradesh government of his appointment as a Munsiff (Civil Judge Junior Division) in the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service and thereafter, he submitted his resignation letter to the Central Excise department to join the judicial service.<ref>{{Cite book |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |pages=38-40}}</ref>
-He demitted the office at 10 September 2021 due to cataract, an eye disease.
+=== District judiciary ===
+Pant 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 [[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]].
+After creation of the new state of [[Uttarakhand]], he served as the first Judicial Secretary of the state. He also held the post of District and Sessions Judge at [[Nainital district]] before being posted as Registrar General of the [[High Court of Uttarakhand]] at [[Nainital]].<ref name=":1" />
+===High Court Judge and Chief Justice===
+[[File:Prafulla Chandra Pant.jpg|alt=Justice Pant being sworn in as Chief Justice, Meghalaya High Court at Raj Bhawan, Shillong by Governor Krishan Kant Paul|thumb|Justice Pant being sworn in as Chief Justice, Meghalaya High Court at Raj Bhawan, Shillong by Governor [[Krishan Kant Paul]]]]
+He took oath of Office of Additional Judge, High Court of Uttarakhand with effect from 29 June 2004, where after, he was confirmed on 19 February 2008, as a permanent Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed charge of Office of Chief Justice of the [[High Court of Meghalaya]] at [[Shillong]] in the forenoon of 20 September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-19 |title=Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/justice-prafulla-chandra-pant-appointed-new-chief-justice-of-the-meghalaya-high-court-1379574941-1 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=ANI |date=2013-09-19 |title=Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/prafulla-chandra-pant-appointed-as-chief-justice-of-meghalaya-113091901099_1.html |access-date=2022-12-21}}</ref>
-{{fact|date=September 2021}}
+=== Supreme Court ===
+On being further elevated he took oath of office of Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]] on 13 August 2014. After serving over 3 years as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he demitted the office on 29 August 2017.<ref name=":1" />
+=== National Human Rights Commission of India ===
+He was appointed as a member of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]] of India in April 2019. He joined the office on 22 April 2019.<ref name=":0" />
+After almost 5 months of retirement of NHRC Chairperson and former Chief Justice of India [[H. L. Dattu]], he was appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the Commission on 25 April 2021 and continued as the Acting Chairperson till 1 June 2021. Pant, in March 2021 termed the vacant positions in NHRC and State Commissions as a "matter of concern".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=Special |date=2021-05-03 |title=Justice Pant appointed NHRC acting chairperson |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/justice-pant-appointed-nhrc-acting-chairperson/article34471512.ece |access-date=2023-02-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khyati |first=Basant |title=Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed As The Acting Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission - Others |url=https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/justice-prafulla-chandra-pant-appointed-as-the-acting-chairperson-of-national-human-rights-commission-18691.asp |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=lawyersclubindia |language=en}}</ref>
+He demitted the office on 11 September 2021.<ref name=":0" />
 ==Notable Judgements==