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He is one of the very few judges to have reached the apex court who joined judicial service as a civil judge junior division (Munsiff).<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the career trajectory of a judge in lower judiciary? |url=https://lawsikho.com/blog/what-is-the-career-trajectory-of-a-judge-in-the-lower-judiciary/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=Law Sikho}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=India |first=Press Trust of |date=2017-08-29 |title=SC judge Justice P C Pant demits office |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sc-judge-justice-p-c-pant-demits-office-117082901164_1.html |access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>He was the first [[jurist]] from [[Uttarakhand]] to serve as a judge of Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Hon'ble Judges |url=https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/pages/display/273-former-honble-judges}}</ref> He was also the first [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of Meghalaya High Court to be elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Chief Justices and Judges {{!}} High Court of Meghalaya |url=https://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/former-chief-justices-judges}}</ref>
He is one of the very few judges to have reached the apex court who joined judicial service as a civil judge junior division (Munsiff).<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the career trajectory of a judge in lower judiciary? |url=https://lawsikho.com/blog/what-is-the-career-trajectory-of-a-judge-in-the-lower-judiciary/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=Law Sikho}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=India |first=Press Trust of |date=2017-08-29 |title=SC judge Justice P C Pant demits office |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sc-judge-justice-p-c-pant-demits-office-117082901164_1.html |access-date=2023-03-02}}</ref>He was the first [[jurist]] from [[Uttarakhand]] to serve as a judge of Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Hon'ble Judges |url=https://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/pages/display/273-former-honble-judges}}</ref> He was also the first [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of Meghalaya High Court to be elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Chief Justices and Judges {{!}} High Court of Meghalaya |url=https://meghalayahighcourt.nic.in/former-chief-justices-judges}}</ref>


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Prafulla Chandra Pant was born on 30 August 1952 in [[Pithoragarh]], Uttarakhand (then part of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state) to Ishwari Datt Pant and Pratima Pant.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pant |first=Prafulla Chandra |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |publisher=Modern Law Publications |year= |location=[[Prayagraj]] |pages=13 |language=hi}}</ref> His father, I. D. Pant was a teacher who served as Principal of Bapu Government Inter College in Pithoragarh. He got his primary and secondary education from Mirthi in Pithoragarh and senior secondary education from Government Inter College, Pithoragarh.<ref>{{Cite book |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |pages=18,26}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]] with a degree of [[Bachelor of Science]], followed by an [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]]<nowiki/>from [[University of Lucknow|Lucknow University]] in which he secured first division.<ref>{{Cite book |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |pages=30-34}}</ref>
 
Pant, during his [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] years wished to join the Armed Forces. He took the written examination of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA) and qualified for the interview round, to be taken by the [[Services Selection Board]] (SSB), but ultimately was not selected by the board. Even when he was pursuing LL.B., he took the [[Combined Defence Services Examination|Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam]] and qualified the written examination, but again was rejected by the interview board.<ref>{{Cite book |title=संघर्ष और भाग्य |pages=31}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

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Hon'ble
Prafulla Chandra Pant
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Justice Pant, 2004
Member of National Human Rights Commission of India
In office
22 April 2019 – 11 September 2021
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
13 August 2014 – 29 August 2017
Nominated byCollegium headed by Rajendra Mal Lodha
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
In office
20 September 2013 – 12 August 2014
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byT. Meena Kumari
Succeeded byUma Nath Singh
Permanent Judge of Uttarakhand High Court
In office
19 February 2008 – 19 September 2013
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Additional Judge of Uttarakhand High Court
In office
29 June 2004 – 18 February 2008
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
District and Sessions Judge of Nainital
In office
8 September 2001 – 26 February 2003
Appointed bySurjit Singh Barnala
Personal details
Born (1952-08-30) 30 August 1952 (age 72)
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India
Spouse(s)
Rashmi Pant
(
m. 1979)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad (BSc)
University of Lucknow (LLB)
Occupation
  • Judge
  • author

Prafulla Chandra Pant (born 30 August 1952) is an Indian retired judge and author who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2014 to 2017.[1] He also served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission of India from 2019 to 2021.[2] Prior to his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he had previously served as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court at Shillong and as a judge of Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital.[3] He is one of the very few judges to have reached the apex court who joined judicial service as a civil judge junior division (Munsiff).[4][5]He was the first jurist from Uttarakhand to serve as a judge of Supreme Court of India.[6] He was also the first Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court to be elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of India.[7]

Early life and education

Prafulla Chandra Pant was born on 30 August 1952 in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh state) to Ishwari Datt Pant and Pratima Pant.[8] His father, I. D. Pant was a teacher who served as Principal of Bapu Government Inter College in Pithoragarh. He got his primary and secondary education from Mirthi in Pithoragarh and senior secondary education from Government Inter College, Pithoragarh.[9] He graduated from Allahabad University with a degree of Bachelor of Science, followed by an LL.B.from Lucknow University in which he secured first division.[10]

Pant, during his B.Sc. years wished to join the Armed Forces. He took the written examination of National Defence Academy (NDA) and qualified for the interview round, to be taken by the Services Selection Board (SSB), but ultimately was not selected by the board. Even when he was pursuing LL.B., he took the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam and qualified the written examination, but again was rejected by the interview board.[11]

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, 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.[12]

Judge and chief justice

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.[12]

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.

He demitted the office at 10 September 2021 due to cataract, an eye disease.[citation needed]

Notable Judgements

Defamation and Freedom of Speech

A judgement of a two judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, which included Justice Pant and Justice Dipak Misra, has been criticized for upholding defamation to be a criminal offense. It has been argued that the verdict strikes a blow against freedom of speech and expression in India.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Works

Justice Pant has written many books on different subjects of law, few of which includes:

  • Prafulla Chandra Pant. Marriage, Divorce and Other Matrimonial Disputes
  • Prafulla Chandra Pant. Sundar Nirnay Kaise Likhen (in Hindi) (lit. How To Write Good Judgements)[12]
  • Prafulla Chandra Pant and T. P. Gopalakrishnan. The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Law Book Co., 1994
  • Prafulla Chandra Pant and Somnath Aggarwal. Commentary On the Law of Maintenance. Orient Publications New Delhi, 1995


His autobiography titled "Sangharsh Aur Bhagya" (in hindi) is published in the year 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Chief Justice & Judges | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA". main.sci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Former Chairpersons and Members | National Human Rights Commission India". nhrc.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Government of Meghalaya — Chief Justice". meghalaya.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "What is the career trajectory of a judge in lower judiciary?". Law Sikho. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ↑ India, Press Trust of (29 August 2017). "SC judge Justice P C Pant demits office". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Former Hon'ble Judges".
  7. ↑ "Former Chief Justices and Judges | High Court of Meghalaya".
  8. ↑ Pant, Prafulla Chandra. संघर्ष और भाग्य (in हिन्दी). Prayagraj: Modern Law Publications. p. 13.
  9. ↑ संघर्ष और भाग्य. pp. 18, 26.
  10. ↑ संघर्ष और भाग्य. pp. 30–34.
  11. ↑ संघर्ष और भाग्य. p. 31.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Sitting Hon'ble Judges
  13. ↑ "On Defamation, Macaulay Has the Last Laugh on India". The Wire. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "A blow against free speech". The Hindu. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Awful reasoning and tortuous verbosity". The Hoot. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Defamation as crime". Frontline. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "A blow to free speech". The Tribune. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Supreme Court's curious approach on defamation". Mint. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "A disappointing verdict". The Hindu. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "If truth is justice, SC needs to reconsider criminal defamation verdict". Hindustan Times. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  21. ↑ Misra, Deepak. "SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY VERSUS UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW & ORS" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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