1. Vikram Nath was born on 24 September 1962 and is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
13 Facts About Vikram Nath
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Vikram Nath is a former chief justice of the Gujarat High Court and former judge of the Allahabad High Court.
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Vikram Nath was earlier recommended as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court but the centre disapproved the recommendations.
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Vikram Nath is the first chief justice of a High Court in India to live stream its proceedings on Youtube during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vikram Nath was appointed to the Supreme Court on 31 August 2021.
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Vikram Nath was scheduled to become the 54th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.
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Vikram Nath was born in a middle-class family in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Vikram Nath followed the footsteps of his paternal ancestry by pursuing law as a subject and is currently the 4th generation to do so.
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Vikram Nath practiced as a lawyer at Allahabad High Court for a period of 17 years.
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Vikram Nath was elevated as judge of Allahabad High Court on 24 September 2004.
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Vikram Nath was elevated as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 10 September 2019.
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Vikram Nath was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.
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Vikram Nath is in line to become Chief Justice of India in 2027 after the retirement of Justice Surya Kant.