Justice H.L. Dattu joins NHRC as Chairperson
He is the seventh Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission.
Born on Dec 3, 1950 in Chikamagaluru district of Karnataka, Justice Dattu, after completing his early education in Kadur, Tarikere and Birur, moved to Bengaluru to pursue his higher studies.
He completed his LL.B. from Bengaluru and enrolled at the Karnataka Bar Council on the 23rd October, 1975 as an Advocate and pleaded in civil, criminal, constitutional and taxation matters.
He appeared as a Government Counsel in the Karnataka High Court for the Sales Tax Department from 1983 to 1990, Government Advocate from 1990 to 1993, Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department from 1992 to 1993 and a Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department from 1993 to 1995.
He was appointed as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court on the 18th December, 1995 and elevated as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court on the 12th February, 2007.
On the 18th May, 2007, he was transferred to head the Kerala High Court. He was elevated as the Judge of the Supreme Court on the 17th December, 2008. On the 28th September, 2014 he was appointed as the Chief Justice of India and retired on the 2nd December, 2015.
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