Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (born on 13 March 1960) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is serving as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. He is former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Judge of Jharkhand High Court and Gujarat High Court.[1][2][3]

Hon'ble Chairperson
Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel
Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
Assumed office
14 March 2022
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office
7 June 2019 – 12 March 2022
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byRajendra Menon
Succeeded byVipin Sanghi (acting)
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office
24 May 2019 – 6 June 2019
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byAniruddha Bose
Succeeded byPrashant Kumar (acting)
In office
10 June 2017 – 10 August 2018
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byPradip Kumar Mohanty
Succeeded byAniruddha Bose
Judge of Jharkhand High Court
In office
3 February 2009 – 23 May 2019
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Judge of Gujarat High Court
In office
7 March 2004 – 2 February 2009
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1960-03-13) 13 March 1960
Gujarat
Alma materL. A. Shah Law College

Career

Patel holds M.Sc. and L.L.M. degrees. He was born on 13 March 1960. He was enrolled as an advocate on 27 July 1984 and practiced in the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad. He was appointed an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court on 7 March 2004 and Permanent Judge on 25 January 2006. He was transferred as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court on 3 February 2009. He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on 24 May 2019. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 7 June 2019. He retired on 12 March 2022. He was appointed Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal on 14 March 2022.

References
  1. Emmanuel, Meera (13 May 2019). "Justice DN Patel recommended as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel. Judge of the Jharkhand H C, to be CJ of the Delhi HC" (PDF). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, Sr. most Judge of Jharkhand HC as ACJ" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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