Vikram Nath

Vikram Nath
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 August 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court
In office
10 September 2019 – 30 August 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of the Allahabad High Court
In office
24 September 2004 – 9 September 2019
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1962-09-24) 24 September 1962 (age 62)
Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India
SpouseSangita Srivastava
ChildrenVishwesh Nath and Varad Nath

Vikram Nath (born 24 September 1962) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Gujarat High Court[1][2] and former judge of the Allahabad High Court. He was earlier recommended as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court but the centre disapproved the recommendations.[3] He is the first chief justice of a High Court in India to live stream its proceedings on Youtube during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]

He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 31 August 2021. He is scheduled to become the 54th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.[4]

Early life and career

Vikram Nath was born in a middle-class family in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. He followed the footsteps of his paternal ancestry by pursuing law as a subject and is currently the 4th generation to do so. Born and raised at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

He practiced as a lawyer at Allahabad High Court for a period of 17 years. He was elevated as judge of Allahabad High Court on 24 September 2004. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 10 September 2019.

He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021. He is in line to become Chief Justice of India in 2027 after the retirement of Justice Surya Kant.[4]

References

  1. ^ Singh, Ajmer (31 August 2019). "Collegium clears Vikram Nath's name for Gujarat High Court Chief Justice". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of Allahabad High Court, to be CJ of Gujarat High Court (08.09.2019)" (PDF). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ Emmanuel, Meera (10 April 2019). "Collegium recommends Justice Vikram Nath as First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Next 9 Chief Justices of India". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2023.


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