Kurian Joseph
Honorable Justice Kurian Joseph | |
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| കുര്യൻ ജോസഫ് | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 8 February 2010 – 7 March 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Bhalla |
| Succeeded by | R. B. Misra |
| Judge Kerala High Court | |
| In office 12 July 2000 – 7 February 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1953 Kerala, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Kerala Law Academy |
Kurian Joseph (born 30 November 1953) is a judge of Supreme Court of India.
Early life
Kurien Joseph was born on 30 November 1953. He was educated at St. Joseph's U.P. School, Chengal, Kalady, St. Sebastian's High School, Kanjoor, Bharatha Matha College, Thrikkakara, Sree Sankara College, Kalady and Kerala Law Academy in Trivandrum.[1]
Career
Joseph began his legal career in 1979. He was member of the Academic Council, Kerala University from 1977 to 1978, General Secretary of Kerala University Union in 1978, Senate member of Cochin University from 1983 to 1985, member of the Board of Studies, Indian Legal Thought of Mahatma Gandhi University in 1996, President, Kerala Judicial Academy from 2006 to 2008, Chairman of Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee from 2006 to 2009 and Chairman of Lakshadweep Legal Services Authority in 2008. He served as Government Pleader in 1987 and as Additional Advocate General from 1994 to 1996. He was designated as Senior Advocate in 1996.[1][2] Joseph has also been Chairman of the Indian Law Institute Kerala Branch, Chairman of Indian Law Reports (Kerala Series) and Executive Member of NUALS (National University of Advanced Legal Studies).[1][2]
In 2000, Joseph was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court. In February 2010, he was elevated as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. On 8 March 2013, he became a judge of Supreme Court of India.[3][4]
Joseph believes that people have high expectations of the judiciary and that it should play a pro-active role to meet their aspirations.[3]
Notable cases
The bench of Justice R. M. Lodha, Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Joseph is hearing the controversial Coal Allocation Scam case and vowed to free the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from any political and bureaucratic interference.[5] A bench of Chief Justice Lodha, Kurian Joseph and R. F. Nariman overruled the Afsal Guru decision on the point of admissibility of electronic evidence.[6]
References
- ^ a b c http://hpsja.nic.in/patron.pdf
- ^ a b http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/kurianj.html
- ^ a b http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/new-supreme-court-judge-to-be-sworn-in-on-march-8/article4485595.ece
- ^ Website Bar & Bench
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Coalgate-probe-SC-livid-vows-to-rid-CBI-of-all-interference/articleshow/19812917.cms?
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/eevidence-needs-authentication-sc/article6432863.ece
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Justices of the Supreme Court of India
- Judges of the Kerala High Court
- Chief Justices of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
- 20th-century Indian judges
- People from Ernakulam district
- Malayali people
- Advocates General for Indian states
- 21st-century Indian judges
- Kerala politicians
- 21st-century Indian lawyers
- 20th-century Indian lawyers