Dhiraj Singh Thakur Explained

Dhiraj Singh Thakur
Office:4th Chief Justice of
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Termstart:28 July 2023
Predecessor:Prashant Kumar Mishra
Appointer:Droupadi Murmu
Nominator:Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Office1:Judge of Bombay High Court
Termstart1:10 June 2022
Termend1:27 July 2023
Appointer1:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator1:N. V. Ramana
Office2:Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Termstart2:8 March 2013
Termend2:9 June 2022
Appointer2:Pranab Mukherjee
Nominator2:Altamas Kabir
Birth Date:25 April 1964
Honorific Prefix:Hon'ble Chief Justice

Dhiraj Singh Thakur (born 25 April 1964) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. He is former Judge of Bombay High Court and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.

Career

He was enrolled as an Advocate on 18 October 1989 with the Bar Council of Delhi and subsequently with the Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir. He was designated as Senior Advocate in the year 2011. He was elevated as Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on 8 March 2013. He was transferred as Judge of Bombay High Court on 10 June 2022.[1] He was appointed as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court on 28 July 2023.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 9 February 2023 . Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court . Bar & Bench . 9 February 2023.
  2. News: The Hindu . New Chief Justice for Andhra Pradesh High Court . 25 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725181959/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-chief-justice-for-andhra-pradesh-high-court/article67117335.ece . 25 July 2023 . en-IN.