NEW DELHI, India—Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar is set to be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Although there has been no official confirmation about the development but it is learnt that the existing Chief Justice Tirath Thakur has recommended Justice Singh’s name to the Union Ministry of Law. If it happens, Justice JS Khehar will be the first Sikh to spearhead the Indian judiciary since the freedom of India in 1947.
According to practice, the name of the next Chief Justice is recommended by the existing Chief Justice of India, on the basis of seniority.
Justce Khehar will swear in as Chief Justice of India on January 4, when the current CJ retires. He is expected to lead the Indian judiciary till August 27.
Born on August 28 of 1952, Justice Khehar completed his degree in law (LLB) from Punjab University, Chandigarh and master degree (LLM) with gold medal in 1979. He got appointed as a Judge in Punjab & Haryana High Court in 1999 and was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Uttrakhand on November 29, 2009.
Mr Justice H S Bedi could have been the first Sikh Chief Justice of India and would have been longest serving only if our first Dalit President had not insisted for induction of Mr K G Balakrishna on a Supreme Court bench at cost of Mr Justice H S Bedi. Sikhs are really discriminated in Judiciary, Military and several other fields despite their unparalleled sacrifices.
Vahiguroo Jio,
Best for all Sikhs to keep low profile in india or anywhere in world jio_/\_
Those who practice corruption, cannot give justice to Sikh (but there are Soomays as Bhai Jagtar Singh), thus, we must have barosa in Vahiguroo Jio Hukam to let Khalsa Raj come soonest_/\_
Keep a low profile? That’s NOT what Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee Maharaj wanted of his Sikhs. By all means, read Sikh texts – don’t take my word for it.
Absolutely right. Low profile is not a Sikh trait.
Only time will tell but as we are all aware all the Judiciary system of India is governed by the likes of top Politician and modis alike!
It is right that to look like one is does not mean that they will act as a Sikh.
I personally cannot expect any justice for Sikhs whether a Sikh a Chief Justice of Indian Judiciary is a so called Sikh.
To be a Sikh you have to act like one as much as look like one.
To go along with that we had a so called sikh prime minister for 10 years and we know what he did for the victims of 1984 or victims of 2002 muslim massacre . He was a total disgrace. As you said lets hope for the best.
What does a first Sikh in judiciary mean? Is he going to exercise a honest, fair path or be catering to the will of the majority community? Will the Sikhs victims of 1984 now? let us wait and see his actions before getting to exited about his appointment.