S. Abdul Nazeer is an Indian lawyer and former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former judge of the Karnataka High Court. In 2023, he was appointed as the 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
Wiki/Biography
Sheikh Abdul Nazeer was born on Sunday, January 5, 1958, in Beluvai village, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India (65 years as of 2023) . He grew up in Mudabidri, Karnataka. Nazeer studied at Jain High School Moodubidire in Karnataka. He pursued his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sri Mahaveera College, Mudabidri, Karnataka. He later obtained a law degree from SDM Law College in Mangalore, Karnataka, becoming the first in his family to pursue a legal career.
appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
S. Abdul Nazeer was born into a Muslim family in Karnataka.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Fakir Saheb (deceased) and his mother’s name was Ameedabi (Hamidabi). He has five brothers and sisters.
Mother of S. Abdul Nazir
wife
Abdul Nazir is married to Samaira Nazir.
religion
S. Abdul Nazeem believes in Islam.
Profession
law
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After obtaining a law degree from SDM Law College in Mangalore, Abdul Nazeer moved to Bangalore in 1983 and registered as a lawyer. He has been practicing law in the Karnataka High Court at Bangalore for nearly 20 years.
Judge
karnataka high court
On May 12, 2003, Abdul Nazeer was appointed as Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court. In 2004, he was appointed as a permanent judge of the Karnataka High Court by the President of India APJ Abdul Kalam and nominated by the 33rd Chief Justice of India VN Khare.
supreme court of india
On February 17, 2017, Abdul Nazir was elevated to the Supreme Court of India while serving as a judge of the Karnataka High Court, becoming the third person to serve as Chief Judge of some high court without Promoted to become a judge of the Supreme Court of India. court. He was nominated by Jagdish Singh Kehar and appointed by the then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. On January 4, 2023, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer retired from the Supreme Court of India after serving for six years.
noteworthy judgment
During his six-year tenure as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he sat on 458 benches and authored 93 judgments.
Bar chart showing judgments written by Justice S. Abdul Nazeer during his six-year tenure as a judge of the Supreme Court of India
Chart showing the subjects of the judgment of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer
Abdul Nazeer has participated in many significant judgments including Triple Talaq case (Shayara Bano v Union of India) (2017), Fundamental Privacy case (Justice KS Puttaswamy v Union of India) (2017), Ayodhya dispute (M. Siddiq) v Mahant Suresh Das) (2019), and Union’s 2016 demonetization plan (2023). Nazir was the only Muslim among the multi-faith benches to hear the triple talaq case; the bill was rejected by lawmakers by a 3:2 majority and asked the central government to legislate marriage and divorce within six months for the Muslim community. As part of a three-judge bench hearing on an appeal in the Ayodhya ownership dispute, Abdul Nazir upheld the ASI report that confirmed the presence of Hindu structures in the disputed area and ruled in favor of Ram Man Deere’s decision capped off years of long debate and a 5-0 verdict.
The five judges of the Supreme Court of India who pronounced their verdict in the Ayodhya land case in 2019 took a group photo. S. Abdul Nazeer is on the far right.
In 2023, Justice Nazir led a five-judge Constitutional Court that supported the federal demonetization plan in 2016 by a majority of 4:1.
governor of andhra pradesh
On February 12, 2023, Najeer was appointed as the 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh by President Drupadi Murmu of India, succeeding Biswabhusan Harichandan.
Facts/Trivia
- Abdul Nazeer grew up as a farmer in his uncle’s farmhouse. He even scoured Mangalore’s Panampur beach for fish, which washed ashore and contributed to his family’s income.
- In college, Abdul Nazir loved theater. He directed a number of theatrical productions, for which he wrote dialogue and composed songs. Nazir was the female lead in one of his plays.
- Nazeer was inspired to become an advocate by a senior advocate in his taluka named Vijay Kumar. He even got the chance to work with him as his junior brother.
- In 1980, Nazeer had told Justice DY Chandrachud that he was worried about his future as he had to overcome many social and economic obstacles to fit into the legal profession in Karnataka.
- At a Supreme Court Bar Association event organized by Supreme Court Justice Nazeer after his retirement in 2023, DY Chandrachud while sharing some interesting facts about S. Abdul Nazeer revealed that Nazeer’s father-Law recommended him for the post of Karnataka in 1983 A member of the State Bar Council, Nazir had to devote himself to the development of the English language at that time.
- Abdul Nazir spoke at his farewell ceremony about his experience as a young advocate, calling it “duck syndrome.” He said that in his early years as a lawyer, he had to work very hard to make it in the profession. Abdul said,
I was like a duck that appeared to be gliding smoothly on the surface, but was actually paddling furiously underwater just to keep myself afloat. ”
S. Abdul Nazeer speaking at a Supreme Court Bar Association event organized for the retirement of Supreme Court Judges of India on January 4, 2023
- Abdul Nazir often attributes his success to the sacrifices made by his mother, Hameedabi.
- He loves literature and has studied Sanskrit.
- He likes to sing. While serving as a Supreme Court judge of India, he would participate in extracurricular activities with his colleagues, especially singing. He is famous for singing Tulu songs.
- He likes to watch cricket matches.
- Abdul loves writing. He kept a journal and wrote some inspiring quotes on the first few pages.
- He is a subscriber of WhatsApp University.
- He inaugurated the POCSO Court on March 14, 2020, on the first floor of the District Court Building in Udupi, Karnataka.
S. Abdul Nazeer inaugurated POCSO Court in Udupi, Karnataka on March 14, 2020
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