Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
| Honourable Mr. Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale CJ | |
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| 46th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court | |
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Assumed office 30 July 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | |
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In office 8 December 2014 – 29 July 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of the Karnataka High Court | |
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In office 6 January 2012 – 7 December 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Judge of the Bombay High Court | |
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In office 22 January 2001 – 5 January 2012 | |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1956 |
| Spouse(s) |
Arundhati (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Mumbai[1] |
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale (born 24 October 1956) is the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad since July 2016.[1]
Background
Bhosale hails from Satara district of Maharashtra.[2] He comes from a prominent family. His father Babasaheb Bhosale was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1982 to 83 while his uncle Shivajirao was the Vice-Chancellor of Marathwada University situated at Aurangabad. Justice Bhosale studied law at Government Law College, Mumbai.[3]
Career
He joined the Bar in June 1980 when he began practice at the High Court of Bombay. Bhosale was an Assistant Government Pleader and Assistant Public Prosecutor at the court from 1986 to 1991. He was appointed an Additional Judge at the Bombay High Court in January 2001 and promoted to be a Permanent Judge two years later. Beginning 2012, Bhosale was made a sitting Judge at the High Court of Karnataka.[2][4] On 30th July 2016, he was promoted to Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.
Notable judgements
- A division bench consisting of Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma ruled that the Election Commission of India has powers to remove duplicate and fake names from the electoral rolls till the last date of filing the nominations.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale (CJ)". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- 1 2 "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale". www.supremecourtcaselaw.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ "The Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale". hc.tap.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ "Former Hon'ble Judges of High Court of Karnataka elevated as Chief Justice of other High Courts". karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in. 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ↑ "Allahabad high court: Voter list can be corrected till last date of filing nomination". The Times of India. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-12-04.