Iqbal Ahmed Ansari Explained

Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
Birth Date:29 October 1954
Birth Place:Tezpur, Assam
Office:Chairperson of PSHRC
Term Start:1 August 2017
Predecessor:Jagadish Bhalla
Office1:Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Term Start1:29 July 2016
Term End1:28 October 2016
Successor1:Rajendra Menon

Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari (born 29 October 1954) is the Incumbent Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission[1] and former Chief Justice of Patna High Court.[2]

Career

He did his Bsc. from Darrang College, Tezpur and completed graduation in Law from Tezpur Law College. He was elevated to Guwahati High Court on 4 March 2004. He also served as Executive Chairman of State Legal Services Authority in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and has accordingly performed the duty of legal awareness.

In July 2016 he became the Chief Justice of Patna High Court[3] and retired in October 2016.

On 1 August 2017 he was appointed Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://pshrc.net/Home/ChairPersons Chairperson
  2. http://patnahighcourt.gov.in/Judges_RET_CJ.aspx Former Chief Justices of Patna High Court
  3. https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/justice-iqbal-ahmed-ansari-sworn-in-as-chief-justice-of-patna-high-court-1437816%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna High Court
  4. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/retired-judge-new-pshrc-chairman.html Retired Judge - New PSHRC Chairperson