T. S. Thakur

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 Supreme Court of India
In office 17 November 2009 – 2 December 2015
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office 11 August 2008 – 16 November 2009
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	Justice Vijender Jain
Succeeded by	Justice Mukul Mudaal
Judge Delhi High Court
In office July 2004 – August 2008
Judge Karnataka High Court
In office March 1994 – July 2004
Judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office February 1994 – March 1994
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-04) 4 January 1952 Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	India
Education	B.Sc., LL.B
Website	Supreme Court of India

T. S. Thakur (born 4 January 1952) was the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Early life and education

Graduated from Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College and completed law from Department of Law Jammu University.

Career

Justice 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. Justice T. S. Thakur practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation and service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir.

He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1990. He was appointed as 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 as a permanent judge in September 1995. He was transferred as a judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004.

He was appointed as 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.

Chief Justice of India

President Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath of office of Chief Justice of India to Justice Thakur, at a swearing ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 3 December 2015

He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015, succeeding Justice H. L. Dattu who retired as CJI on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years in age. He was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee. He retired on 4 January 2017 on turning of 65 years of age.

In April 2016, he lamented the inaction by the government in increasing the number of judges.