Altamas Kabir | |
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 Official portrait, September 2005. | |
| 39th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 29 September 2012 – 18 July 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Succeeded by | P. Sathasivam |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 9 September 2005 – 18 July 2013 | |
| Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 1 March 2005 – 8 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | P. K. Balasubramanyan |
| Succeeded by | N. Dhinakar |
| Judge of the Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 6 August 1990 – 28 February 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1948 Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, Dominion of India (present-day India) |
| Died | 19 February 2017 (aged 68) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta, Kolkata |
Altamas Kabir (19 July 1948 – 19 February 2017) was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the 39th Chief Justice of India.[1]
- ^ "Justice Altamas Kabir takes oath as CJI". Zee News. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.