Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam (b.27.04.1949)
Chief Justice of India
Term of Office: 21.08.2007 to
26.04.2014
Appointed as The Chief Justice of India in the forenoon of 19.07.2013
PROFILE
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P. Sathasivam, B.A., B.L., - born on April 27, 1949.
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Enrolled as an Advocate on July 25, 1973 at Madras.
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Practiced in all types of Writ, Civil and Criminal matters, Company Petition, Insolvency Petitions, Habeas Corpus Petitions both on Original and Appellate sides of the Madras High Court.
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Worked as Government Advocate, Additional Government Pleader, Special Government Pleader in the Madras High Court.
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Also worked as Legal Adviser for several State owned Transport Corporations, Municipalities, Nationalized Banks etc.
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Appointed as a permanent Judge of the Madras High Court on January 8, 1996.
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Transferred to the Punjab & Haryana High Court on 20.04.2007.
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Appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 21.08.2007.
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Due to retire on 27.04.2014 (F.N.)
Early life and Education:-
Sathasivam was born into an agricultural family to Palanisamy and Natchiammal at Kadappanallur village near Bhavani of Erode district. He graduated from Government Law College, Chennai after completing his BA degree; he was the first graduate in his family and his village along with his childhood friend P. Ganesan, who graduated from Alagappa University (Karaikudi) at the same timeCareer:-
Sathasivam enrolled as an advocate on 25 July 1973 at Madras. He was then appointed to the post of Additional Government Pleader, and later as the Special Government Pleader in the Madras High Court. He also worked as legal adviser for several state-owned corporations, municipalities, and banks. He was appointed a permanent judge of the Madras High Court on 8 January 1996, and transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 20 April 2007. He was elevated to the post of Judge of Supreme Court on 21 August 2007.