| Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan | |
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| In office January 14, 2007 – Incumbent |
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| Appointed by | Abdul Kalam |
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| Preceded by | Y. The term Chief Justice of India refers to the highest judge in the Supreme Court of India. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம் born October 15 1931 Tamil Nadu K. Sabarwal |
| Succeeded by | K.G. Balakrishnan |
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| Born | May 12, 1945 Kottayam, Kerala |
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan (Malayalam: കൊനകുപ്പക്കാട്ടില് ഗോപിനാഥന് ബാലകൃഷ്ണന് , b. Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan (കൊനകുപ്പക്കാട്ടില് ഗോപിനാഥന് ബാലകൃഷ്ണന് b Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> This article is about the town of Kottayam See Kottayam district also Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used 12 May 1945) known as K. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar G. Balakrishnan, is the thirty-seventh Chief Justice of India. The term Chief Justice of India refers to the highest judge in the Supreme Court of India. He is the only Dalit and the only Malayali to become the Chief Justice of India. Dalit is a self designation for group of people of South Asian descent who were traditionally regarded as untouchables or low Caste. The Malayali people (also spelled Malayalee; Malayalam: മലയാളി are the inhabitants of Kerala or their descendants
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Early life
Judge Balakrishnan was born at Thalayolaparambu, near Vaikom, in Kottayam, Kerala, into a poor family. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Thalayolaparambu ( Malayalam) is a village town situated in Kottayam district of Kerala WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Vaikom is a Taluk and also its capital town situated in the North-West of Kottayam in This article is about the District of Kottayam See Kottayam Town also Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; He belongs to the Pulaya caste, which was considered to be one of the lower castes in Kerala. The Pulayar also Pulayar, Pulaya,or Pulayas or Holeya are one of the main Social groups found in Kerala, Karnataka
Education
According to Judge Balakrishnan his parents were the only source of inspiration for him: "Though my father was only a matriculate and my mother had her schooling up to the seventh standard, they wanted to give their children the best education. " After completing his primary education at the Government School in his village, which he had to walk 5 Km. to reach, he joined the Maharaja's College at Ernakulam, where he studied Science. This article is about the town of Ernakulam See Ernakulam district. He took his B. L. degree from the Maharaja's Law College and enrolled as an advocate in the Kerala Bar Council in 1968. An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person especially in a legal context He then completed his LL. M. in 1971.
Career
As an advocate he pleaded both criminal and civil cases in the Ernakulam court. He was later appointed as a Munsif in the Kerala Judicial Services in 1973. He later resigned from the services and resumed practice as an advocate in the Kerala High Court. High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. In 1985, he was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court, and was transferred to the Gujarat High Court in 1997. The Gujarat High Court (गुजरात उच्च न्यायालय is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. He became the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court in 1998, and in 1999, he assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Madras. While being Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, he also discharged duties of Governor of Gujarat for about two months from 16-Jan-1999 to 18-Mar-1999. [1] On the 8 June 2000 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on 14 January 2007 by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம் born October 15 1931 Tamil Nadu
Judgments
Justice Balakrishnan has made many intuitive judgments. He has given several rulings, which have had far reaching effects on society.
- His judgment asking the election commission to debar the political parties, which impose hartals on the public, has been warmly welcomed by the populace.
Quotes
- "Really, it is a matter of pride for us, but what I achieved is the result of hard labour and integrity. "
- "Both Advocates and Judges have an equal responsibility towards the society. So both deserve equal respect from the people. "
- "The forcible strikes by political parties has a very bad effect on common people. You can see how patients, passengers, and children suffer during strikes. "
References
External links
- Home page of the Chief Justice of India
- Andalib Akhtar: Rising from down under
- V. Venkatesan: Judiciary and Social justice
| Preceded by Anshuman Singh |
Governor of the Gujarat (Acting) Jan 1999 – March 1999 |
Succeeded by Sunder Singh Bhandari |
| Preceded by Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
Chief Justice of India 14 January 2007 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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