T. S. Thakur

Tirath Singh Thakur
Justice T. S. Thakur
43rd Chief Justice of India
In office
3 December 2015 – 4 January 2017
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byH. L. Dattu
Succeeded byJagdish Singh Khehar
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
17 November 2009 – 2 December 2015
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
11 August 2008 – 16 November 2009
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded byVijender Jain
Succeeded byMukul Mudgal
Judge of the Delhi High Court
In office
July 2004 – 10 August 2008
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of the Karnataka High Court
In office
5 March 1994 – July 2004
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
16 February 1994 – 4 March 1994
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born (1952-01-04) 4 January 1952 (age 72)
Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, India
EducationBSc
LLB
WebsiteSupreme Court of India

Tirath Singh Thakur (born 4 January 1952) is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) from 3 December 2015 to 4 January 2017. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from August 2008 to November 2009 .He has also served as a senior judge in Karnataka High Court from March 1994 to July 2004 and Jammu and Kashmir High Court from February to March 1994.