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Chief Justice of India(CIJ) Mr. S H Kapadia, who retires on September
28, 2012, recommended the name of Justice Altamas Kabir, the most senior judge
in the Supreme Court of India, as his successor. It is a normal practice for
the outgoing CJI to suggest the name of the next incumbent, based on seniority.
Justice Altamas kabir will be the 39th Chief Justice of India
following his swearing on September 29, 2012.
Born in Faridpur ( now in Bangladesh) on July 19, 1948. Justice Kabir
was enrolled as an advocate in 1973 and practiced in the District Court and the
Calcutta High Court in Civil and Criminal sides. He was appointed as a
permanent Judge in the Calcutta High Court on August 6, 1990. Justice Kabir was
thereafter appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on March
1, 2005. He was elevated to the post of Judge of the Supreme Court in September
2005. He has rendered several landmark judgments, particularly on human rights
and election laws. Justice Kabir the nephew of the late Union Minister Humayun
Kabir,who served with former PM Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and
Indira Gandhi. Justice Kabir will hold the country’s highest judicial position
till July 18, 2013 when he attains the age of 65.
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