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Justice T.S. Thakur: Former Chief Justice of India
Tirath Singh Thakur is a judge 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 and as a senior judge of Karnataka High Court and Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Personal Details
on January 4th, 1952, was born. Devi Das Thakur was the name of his father. Saraswati Thakur was his mother's name. Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science School graduate with a law degree from Jammu University's department of law. (B.Sc. LL.B.) Amita Thakur was his wife's name. In October 1972, he enrolled as a Pleader and began working for his father, the renowned advocate Late Shri D.D. Thakur.
Carrier
He was appointed to the position of the senior advocate in 1990. T. S. Thakur was appointed as India's 43rd Chief Justice by President Pranav Mukherjee. In the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, he practiced in civil, criminal, constitutional, tax, and service matters. been chosen to serve as a senior advocate in 1990. was transferred to the High Court of Karnataka after being appointed on February 16, 1994, as an Additional Judge of the High Court of J & K.
In September 1995, he was chosen to be a judge on an ongoing basis. was promoted to anuarya judge of the Delhi High Court in July 2004. commenced serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on August 11, 2008, after being named Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on April 9, 2008. On November 17, 2009, he received a promotion to the Supreme Court. On November 18, 2015, Tirath was named Chief Justice of India. At the age of 65, Tirath retired on January 4, 2017.
He also recommended in April 2016 that the government hire more judges in order to resolve cases more quickly and effectively. Throughout his seven-year stint at the Supreme Court, Thakur wrote a total of 246 judgments. His most productive year was 2014. He served on 148 benches and delivered 46 judgments during that time. India's chief justice was appointed on December 3, 2015.
Fact | Detail |
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Name | Tirath Singh Thakur |
Date of Birth | 4th January 1952, Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir |
Alma Mater | BSc, LLB |
Official Tenure | February 1994 – 16th November 2009 |
President | Pratibha Patil |
Preceded by | H. L. Dattu |
Succeeded by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
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Notable Decision
BCCI v. Cricket Board of Bihar
The BCCI, the largest cricket organization in the world, was held accountable and transparent by J. Thakur's decision in this case in 2014. According to the ruling, the BCCI performed a public service, and its officers are not allowed to have any financial ties to the cricket industry. He gave the order for the RM Lodha Committee to be established in order to restructure the BCCI. The then-BCCI president was forced to resign two days prior to his retirement (in January 2017) after failing to carry out the changes recommended by the RM Lodha Committee, according to a decision from a court presided over by Justice Thakur.
Along with Justice Sikri and Justice Banumathi, Justice Thakur presided over a three-judge panel that rendered a decision regarding diesel emissions in Delhi-. NCR in MC Mehta v. Union of India (2015), the court assessed an environmental compensation fee for automobiles that run on commercial diesel. By limiting the registration of new vehicles to petrol and CNG in 2016, the bench prohibited diesel from operating luxury automobiles and taxis. It permitted the registration of high-end diesel vehicles in August 2016 in exchange for a 1% charge on the ex-showroom price.
To decide whether the tax levied by states on the movement of products from other states was legitimate, Justice Thakur presided over a nine-judge court in November 2016. The bench ruled that as long as entry taxes are not discriminatory, they do not impair the freedom of trade and commerce. For the imposition of such taxes, the Supreme Court set certain rules. Justice Thakur said during the proceedings that while taxes cannot be charged to serve as a "barrier and hindrance to the free flow of products," they are not inherently a barrier to free trade and commerce.
At the age of 65, he announced his retirement on January 4, 2017. J. Thakur continued to offer commentary on legal and judicial matters after he retired. He criticised the Supreme Court's top judges for their news conference against former Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
FAQs
Q1. Who had appointed T S Thakur as the chief justice of India?
Ans. Former President Pratibha Patil, appointed T S Thakur as the chief justice of India.
Q2. How many High Courts justice Thakur served before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court?
Ans. Justice T.S. Thakur had served four High Courts before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, namely – Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Karnataka High Court, Delhi High Court, and Punjab and Haryana High Court.