The Verdictum Justice D K Jain

Justice D K Jain is the first judge to retire in 2013 from the Supreme Court of India. Justice Jain served in the Supreme Court from April 10, 2006 to January 24, 2013 for 2482 days (6 years, 9 months and 15 days). During his tenure as the Supreme Court judge, he delivered 135 judgments..Justice D K Jain is the first judge to retire in 2013 from the Supreme Court of India. Following his retirement Justice Jain has been appointed the Chairman of the Twentieth Law Commission of India, a post he will enjoy till August 31, 2015..Justice Jain began his career as an Advocate enrolled in the Delhi Bar Council. He was initially appointed as an Additional Judge of High Court of Delhi on March 19, 1991 and was made a Permanent Judge on January 23, 1992. In 2005, he was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, eventually being elevated to the Supreme Court on April 10, 2006..Justice Jain served in the Supreme Court from April 10, 2006 to January 24, 2013 for 2482 days (6 years, 9 months and 15 days). During his tenure as a Supreme Court judge, he delivered 135 judgments..It was a three Judge Bench headed by Justice D K Jain that had rejected the CBI’s plea to transfer the high profile Ghaziabad PF Scam trial. It was a Division Bench of Justice Jain and Justice H. L. Dattu that had banned the holding of public meetings on roads. The Bench held that, “right to hold a public meeting is inferior to the common man’s right to free movement”.. The VerdictumName of the JudgeTenureTime period considered for the analysisNo: of days in Supreme Court (including holidays)No: of Judgements DeliveredJustice D K Jain10.04.2006 to (DoR)24.01.201310.04.2006 to (DoR)24.01.20132482 135.The data has been obtained from Supreme Court’s judgment database Judis and may be subject to minor variance. The research team consisted of Arya Vivek, Deepthi P, Sonakshi Das and Meera Nazer..Photo courtesy this website.