C. K. Thakker
Indian judge (born 1943)
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Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (also Thakkar) (born 10 November 1943)[1] is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.[2]
10 November 1943
C. K. Thakker | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 5 May 2000 – 30 December 2001 | |
| Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 31 December 2001 – 2004 | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 7 June 2004 – 10 November 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chunilal Karsandas Thakker 10 November 1943 Mander (Porbandar district, Gujarat) |
| Education | Gujarat University |
Biography
Thakker was born 10 November 1943, Mander near Porbandar, Gujarat, India. After taking primary education at Mander and Madhavpur, Thakker graduated from a college in Junagadh and obtained a Bachelor of Laws from a law college in Jamnagar. He also obtained a Master of Laws from Gujarat University, and began practicing from 1968 in the Gujarat High Court.
He was appointed part-time lecturer in law in L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad, in 1970 and continued as such until he was elevated as a judge of the Gujarat High Court on 21 June 1990. He was promoted to Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,[3] Shimla on 5 May 2000 and transferred as the Chief Justice of High Court of Judicature at Mumbai on 31 December 2001.[4][5]
Thakker was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 7 June 2004.[1] 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] His book on the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 published under the pen name of C.K. Takwani has remained a standard textbook for law students in India for the past 25 years. He revised Law of Writs by V.G. Ramachandran.[10]
