Devinder Kumar Jain (born 25 January 1948; mostly known as D. K. Jain) is a former Indian judge. He is former judge of Supreme Court of India. He is also former chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a judge of the Delhi High Court.[1]
D. K. Jain | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 10 April 2006 – 24 January 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 11 March 2005 – 9 April 2006 | |
| Nominated by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Judge of the Delhi High Court | |
| In office 19 March 1991 – 10 March 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Ranganath Misra |
| Appointed by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1948 |
Early life and career
editJain was born on 25 January 1948.[1] After completing a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws, he enrolled as an advocate at Delhi on 9 August 1974. He was appointed the additional judge of the Delhi High Court on 19 March 1991 and became a permanent judge from 23 January 1992.[2] He was promoted as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 11 March 2005. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 10 April 2006. He retired from the Supreme Court on 24 January 2013 and during the tenure he delivered 135 judgments.[3] He was appointed the first court-appointed ombudsman for the Board of Cricket Control in India on 29 February 2019.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain". nalsa.gov.in. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Former Judges". delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (7 February 2013). "The Verdictum Justice D K Jain". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (21 February 2019). "D. K. Jain appointed BCCI Ombudsman". TheHindu. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "SC appoints former judge D K Jain as first ombudsman in BCCI". The Economic Times. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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