T. S. Thakur

The Honourable Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
Chief Justice T. S. Thakur
43rd Chief Justice of India
In office 3 December 2015 – 4 January 2017
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee (President of India)
Preceded by	H. L. Dattu
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
Religion	Hindu
Website	Supreme Court of India

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

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.^[1]

Chief Justice of India

He was appointed Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015,^[2] 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 will retire on 4 January 2017 on turning 65 years in age.^[3]

In April 2016, he pleaded for more resources for the legal system from Prime Minister Modi.^[4][5]

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