C. K. Thakker

Hon'ble Mr. Justice
C. K. Thakker
Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court[1][2]
In office
5 May 2000 – 30 December 2001
Former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court[1]
In office
31 December 2001 – 2004
Former Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
7 June 2004 – 10 November 2008
Personal details
Born Chunilal Karsandas Thakker
(1943-11-10) 10 November 1943
Mander (near Porbandar, Gujarat)
Alma mater Gujarat University

Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (born 10 November 1943) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.[3] Justice Thakker was born at Mander near Porbandar in the State of Gujarat.[2]

Education and career

Thakker was appointed as part-time Lecturer in Law in Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad, in 1970 and continued as such until he was elevated to Judge of the High Court of Gujarat on 21 June 1990. He was further promoted to Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh,[4] Shimla on 5 May 2000 and transferred as the Chief Justice of High Court of Judicature at Mumbai on 31 December 2001.[1][5]

He was also Acting Governor of the State of Maharashtra from July to October 2002.[6] Thakker was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 June 2004.[2]

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] He revised Law of Writs by V.G. Ramachandran.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chief Justice Mr. Chunilal Karsandas Thakker". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker Former Judge". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Court for body on bank frauds". The Hindu. 10 November 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  4. ↑ http://hphighcourt.nic.in/fcj.htm
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/New-chief-justice-to-be-sworn-in-on-Monday/articleshow/2064179878.cms
  6. 1 2 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Fazal-takes-oath-as-Maharashtra-governor-on-Oct-10/articleshow/23505858.cms
  7. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/07/14/stories/2002071403471000.htm.
  8. ↑ Code of Civil Procedure (1st Edition Updated till February, 2014 ed.). Eastern Book Company. ISBN 9789351450733.
  9. ↑ Justice C.K. Thakker. 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. ISBN 9789350286876.
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