Hon'ble Chairperson Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel | |
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| Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal | |
| Assumed office 14 March 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Chief Justice of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 7 June 2019 – 12 March 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Menon |
| Succeeded by | Vipin Sanghi (acting) |
| Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 24 May 2019 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Aniruddha Bose |
| Succeeded by | Prashant Kumar (acting) |
| In office 10 June 2017 – 10 August 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Pradip Kumar Mohanty |
| Succeeded by | Aniruddha Bose |
| Judge of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 3 February 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 7 March 2004 – 2 February 2009 | |
| Nominated by | V. N. Khare |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1960 Gujarat |
| Alma mater | L. A. Shah Law College |
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]
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
- ↑ Emmanuel, Meera (13 May 2019). "Justice DN Patel recommended as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, Sr. most Judge of Jharkhand HC as ACJ" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2019.