Dhiraj Singh Thakur is an Indian legal practitioner who assumed office in June 2022 as the senior most judge of the Bombay High Court. He was a judge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts. On July 5, 2023, a Supreme Court committee recommended Thakur for the post of chief judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
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Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur was born on Saturday, April 25, 1964, in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, India (59 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He pursued LLB from Jammu University. Dhiraj Singh was admitted as a lawyer with the Delhi Bar Council on October 18, 1989.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Dhiraj Singh Thakur’s father Devi Das Thakur was a leading advocate and a former governor of Assam. Devi Das later served as a judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. His mother’s name was Saraswati Thakur. Dheeraj’s elder brother Tirath Singh Thakur served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) from December 3, 2015 to January 4, 2017.
Devi Das Thakur and Saraswati Thakur, parents of Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur
Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur’s brother, Justice Tiras Singh Thakur
wife and children
He is married.
Profession
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur started practicing in the Delhi High Court in 1989. In November 2010, his registration was transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association. He later joined his brother Justice Tiras Singh Thakur in the courtroom. In 2011, he was appointed Senior Advocate. On March 8, 2013, he was promoted to the post of Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Later, he was transferred to Bombay High Court as a judge on June 10, 2022. During his tenure as a judge, Dheeraj Singh Thakur handled a large number of cases. He regularly demonstrates his talent and legal acumen in all areas of the law.
Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur addresses law students at Judicial College campus, Jammu
On February 9, 2023, a Supreme Court committee recommended the appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. Subsequently, on July 5, 2023, a Supreme Court committee comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna proposed the appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, a bifurcated court established by the President Orders placed after January 1, 2019. The recommendation also states that
In view of the above, the Committee decided to recommend the appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as the Chief Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, superseding its recommendation dated February 9, 2023. “
The post of Chief Justice of AP High Court fell vacant on May 19, 2023, with the elevation of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra to the rank of Supreme Court judge.
Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur in his chambers
salary
According to the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), the salary of a High Court judge is estimated at Rs. 2,25,000+ other allowances.
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