Vikram Nath (born 24 September 1962) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Gujarat High Court[1][2] and former judge of the Allahabad High Court. He was earlier recommended as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court but the centre disapproved the recommendations.[3] He is the first chief justice of a High Court in India to live stream its proceedings on Youtube during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
Vikram Nath | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 10 September 2019 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of the Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 24 September 2004 – 9 September 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1962 Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Sangita Srivastava |
| Children | Vishwesh Nath and Varad Nath |
He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 31 August 2021. He is scheduled to become the 54th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.[4]
Early life and career edit
Vikram Nath was born in a middle-class family in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. He followed the footsteps of his paternal ancestry by pursuing law as a subject and is currently the 4th generation to do so. Born and raised at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
He practiced as a lawyer at Allahabad High Court for a period of 17 years. He was elevated as judge of Allahabad High Court on 24 September 2004. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 10 September 2019.
He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021. He is in line to become Chief Justice of India in 2027 after the retirement of Justice Surya Kant.[4]
References edit
- ^ Singh, Ajmer (31 August 2019). "Collegium clears Vikram Nath's name for Gujarat High Court Chief Justice". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of Allahabad High Court, to be CJ of Gujarat High Court (08.09.2019)" (PDF). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Emmanuel, Meera (10 April 2019). "Collegium recommends Justice Vikram Nath as First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Next 9 Chief Justices of India". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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