C. K. Thakker

C. K. Thakker
Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office
5 May 2000 – 30 December 2001
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
In office
31 December 2001 – 2004
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
7 June 2004 – 10 November 2008
Personal details
BornChunilal Karsandas Thakker
(1943-11-10) 10 November 1943
Alma materGujarat University

Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (also Thakkar) (born 10 November 1943)[1] is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.[2]

Biography

Thakker was born 10 November 1943, Mander near Porbandar, Gujarat, India. After taking primary education at Mander and Madhavpur, Thakker graduated from a college in Junagadh and obtained a Bachelor of Laws from a law college in Jamnagar. He also obtained a Master of Laws from Gujarat University, and began practicing from 1968 in the Gujarat High Court.

He was appointed part-time lecturer in law in L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad, in 1970 and continued as such until he was elevated as a judge of the Gujarat High Court on 21 June 1990. He was promoted to Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,[3] Shimla on 5 May 2000 and transferred as the Chief Justice of High Court of Judicature at Mumbai on 31 December 2001.[4][5]

Thakker was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 June 2004.[1] He was also acting governor of the State of Maharashtra from July to October 2002.[6][7]

Publications

Thakkar has written several law books such as Lectures on Administrative Law (Students' Edition) and Code of Civil Procedure.[8][9] His book on the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 published under the pen name of C.K. Takwani has remained a standard textbook for law students in India for the past 25 years. He revised Law of Writs by V.G. Ramachandran.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker Former Judge". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Court for body on bank frauds". The Hindu. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Former Chief Justices". Hphighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Chief Justice Mr. Chunilal Karsandas Thakker". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ "New chief justice to be sworn in on Monday". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Fazal takes oath as Maharashtra governor on Oct 10". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Thakkar sworn in acting Governor of Maharashtra". The Hindu. 14 July 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ^ Code of Civil Procedure (1st Edition Updated till February, 2014 ed.). Eastern Book Company. ISBN 9789351450733.
  9. ^ Justice C.K. Thakker (2014). Commentaries on Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (2014 ed.). Lucknow: Eastern Book Company. ISBN 9789351450535.
  10. ^ Law of Writs (6th Edition, 2006 - With Supplement, 2012 ed.). Eastern Book Company. 2006. ISBN 9789350286876.
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