P. Sathasivam

Palanisamy Sathasivam (Tamil: . ப சதாசிவம், * April 27, 1949 in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu ) is an Indian jurist and since July 19, 2013, the " Chief Justice of India" ( Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India).

Life

Sathasivam was born near the town of Bhavani in a family of farmers. He studied law at the Government Law College in Chennai. His legal career began in 1973 year as a lawyer in Madras, he was appointed judge of the Madras High Court in 1996. In 2007 he moved to Chandigarh, where he was employed as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In the same year he became a judge of the Supreme Court of India. On July 19, 2013, followed Altamas Kabir according to the head of this court. Sathasivam has a striking vitiligo, which traditionally were subject to a certain stigma in India.

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