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B. S. Chauhan
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
11 May 2009 – 1 July 2014
Chief Justice, Odisha High Court
In office
16 July 2008 – 10 May 2009
Personal details
Born
Balbir Singh Chauhan

(1949-07-02) 2 July 1949 (age 77)
Alma materMeerut University
Banaras Hindu University

Balbir Singh Chauhan (born 2 July 1949) is the chairperson of Cauvery water dispute tribunal and the current Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.[1] He was a judge of the Supreme Court of India from May 2009 to July 2014.[2][3] He previously served as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court from July 2008 to May 2009.

In July 2020, he was appointed to lead a judicial commission that would look into the Vikas Dubey case.[4][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Ex-SC judge Balbir Singh Chauhan new Law Commission chairman". The Hindu. 10 March 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Justice B S Chauhan appointed as the Chairman of CWDT". jagranjosh.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan - Supreme Court of India". supremecourtofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. Vaidyanathan, A (22 July 2020). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.). "How Vikas Dubey Got Bail Is Focus Of Probe: Supreme Court's Brief". NDTV. Retrieved 22 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Anand, Utkarsh (22 July 2020). "Why Vikas Dubey Was Out on Bail is Focus, Says SC on Encounter Probe". News18. Retrieved 22 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)