C. K. Thakker

Chunilal Karsandas Thakker (also Thakkar) (born 10 November 1943)[1] is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.[2]

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

(1943-11-10) 10 November 1943
Mander (near Porbandar, Gujarat)
Alma materGujarat 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 an Master of Laws from Gujarat University, and began practicing from 1968 in the High Court of Gujarat.

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 to judge of the High Court of Gujarat on 21 June 1990. He was further promoted to Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh,[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 Civil Procedure Code, 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]

References
  1. "Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker Former Judge". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. "Court for body on bank frauds". The Hindu. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "Former Chief Justices". Hphighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Chief Justice Mr. Chunilal Karsandas Thakker". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "New chief justice to be sworn in on Monday". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. "Fazal takes oath as Maharashtra governor on Oct 10". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. "Thakkar sworn in acting Governor of Maharashtra". The Hindu. 14 July 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. Code of Civil Procedure (1st Edition Updated till February, 2014 ed.). Eastern Book Company. ISBN 9789351450733.
  9. Justice C.K. Thakker (2014). Commentaries on Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (2014 ed.). Lucknow: Eastern Book Company. ISBN 9789351450535.
  10. Law of Writs (6th Edition, 2006 - With Supplement, 2012 ed.). Eastern Book Company. 2006. ISBN 9789350286876.
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