Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (born 13 March 1960) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is serving as the
Chairperson
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of
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. He is former
Chief Justice of
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...
. He has also served as
Acting
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Acting involves a broad range of sk ...
Chief Justice of
Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.
The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a san ...
and
Judge
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of
Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.
The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a san ...
and
Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.
The seat of the court is Ahmedabad.
Establ ...
.
Career
Patel holds
M.Sc.
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and
L.L.M. degrees. He was born on 13 March 1960. He was enrolled as an
advocate
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on 27 July 1984 and practiced in the
Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.
The seat of the court is Ahmedabad.
Establ ...
at
Ahmedabad
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. He was appointed an
Additional Judge of the
Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.
The seat of the court is Ahmedabad.
Establ ...
on 7 March 2004 and
Permanent Judge on 25 January 2006. He was transferred as a judge of the
Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.
The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a san ...
on 3 February 2009. He was appointed
Acting Chief Justice of the
Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.
The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a san ...
on 24 May 2019. He was elevated as
Chief Justice of
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...
on 7 June 2019. He retired on 12 March 2022. He was appointed
Chairperson
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by ...
of
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal on 14 March 2022.
References
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Living people
Indian judges
1960 births
Judges of the Jharkhand High Court
Chief justices of the Delhi High Court
Judges of the Gujarat High Court