Justice T. S. Thakur

Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, B.Sc., LL.B.- Born on 04.01.1952. Enrolled as an Advocate on April 5, 1974 and practised in the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir at Jammu and Srinagar in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Taxation and Service matters. Was Standing Counsel among others for the Income Tax Deptt., University of Jammu, Board of School Education and Reserve Bank of India. Was nominated as a Member of the Law faculty of the University of Jammu. Was elected as President of the Bar Association in the year 1986. Was designated as a Senior Advocate in the year 1990. Appointed as an Addl. Judge of the High Court of J.&K. on 16th Feb. 1994. Transferred as Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in March 1994 and appointed a permanent Judge in September 1995. Nominated as member of the First University Council of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine University. Transferred as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi in July 2004. Appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 09.04.2008.

Elevated as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court w.e.f. 11.08.2008.