Appointment
of Judges in the Bombay High Court
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause
(1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed
(i) Shri Justice Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay, (ii) Shri Justice Utkarsh Vishvanath
Bakre, (iii) Shri Justice
Manoj Shivlal Sanklecha, (iv) Shri Justice Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka, (v) Shri
Justice Sunil Prabhakarrao, and (vi) Shri Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar,
Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, to be Judges of that High Court
with effect from the date they assume charge of their office. Smt. Justice
Sadhana Sanjay Jadhav, also an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court, has
been appointed as the Judge of that High Court with effect from 16th December
2013.
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(Release
ID :100800)
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Press Information Bureau (PIB)
Justice
A. P. Shah Takes Over as the New Chairman of the 20TH Law Commission of India
Shri Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has taken over
as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. The post of the
Chairman, 20th Law Commission, had fallen vacant in the first week of last
month due to the resignation of Shri Justice D. K. Jain, who had taken over as
the President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
Shri Justice Ajit Prakash Shah was born on 13th February, 1948 at Solapur, Maharashtra. He started practice at Solapur district Court and shifted to the Bombay High Court in the year 1977. He was Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi from May 2008 till his retirement in February 2010. He is known for his bold judgments, especially concerning social issues, including the world-headliner July 2009 ruling that found India`s 150-year-old statute prohibiting homosexual acts (Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code) as discriminatory and, therefore, a "violation of fundamental rights".
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(Release ID :100790)
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