T. S. Thakur
| The Honourable Justice Tirath Singh Thakur |
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| 43rd Chief Justice of India | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2015 |
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| 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 |
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| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 11 August 2008 – 16 November 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Justice Vijender Jain |
| Succeeded by | Justice Mukul Mudaal |
| Judge Delhi High Court | |
| In office July 2004 – August 2008 |
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| Judge Karnataka High Court | |
| In office March 1994 – July 2004 |
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| Judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court | |
| In office February 1994 – March 1994 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1952 Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality |  India |
| Education | B.Sc., LL.B |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | Supreme Court of India |
Tirath Singh Thakur (born 4 January 1952) is the 43rd and current Chief Justice of India.
He is a former acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and later took over as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, after which he was elevated to the Supreme Court of India on 17 November 2009.[1] Justice Teerth Singh Thakur was 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. He practised in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Taxation and Service matters in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir. Was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1990. 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. Was transferred as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004. Was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 9 April 2008 and took over as Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on 11 August 2008. Elevated as Judge of Supreme Court and assumed charge on 17 November 2009.
Thakur is the current Visitor of the Gujarat National Law University.[2]
Chief Justice of India
With Chief Justice H. L. Dattu due to retire on 2 December 2015, Thakur was appointed the next Chief Justice of India on 18 November 2015, with effective date 3 December 2015.[3] He was sworn in by president Pranab Mukherjee. He is due to retire on 4 January 2017.[4]
In April 2016, Thakur publicly burst into tears in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi pleading for more resources for the legal system.[5][6]
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