H. L. Dattu | |
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42nd Chief Justice of India | |
In office 28 September 2014 – 2 December 2015 | |
Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
Preceded by | Rajendra Mal Lodha |
Succeeded by | T. S. Thakur |
Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
In office 17 December 2008 – 28 September 2014 | |
Judge of the High Court of Karnataka | |
In office 18 December 1995 – 12 February 2007 | |
Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court | |
In office 12 February 2007 – 18 May 2007 | |
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court | |
In office 18 May 2007 – 17 December 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Chikkapattanagere, Chikmagalur, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India | 3 December 1950
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu (born 3 December 1950) is a former Chief Justice of India,[1] and the former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.[2] As the chief justice, he served for nearly 14 months, from 28 September 2014 to 2 December 2015. Before his elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17 December 2008; he had served as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and the Chhattisgarh High Court.[3][4][5][6]