Vikramajit Sen (born 31 December 1950) is an Indian Judge, who has served as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2012 to 2015. He has also served as the Chief Justice of the

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from 2011 to 2012. From May 2019 to May 2022, he served as the chairman of the

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Education

Sen was born into a Bengali Baidya Brahmin family. Sen pursued law from the prestigious Campus Law Centre of the

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. He graduated in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Career

On 7 July 1999, Sen was appointed an additional judge of the

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. ...

and on 30 October 2000, he was appointed a permanent judge. On 12 September 2011 he was transferred to Karnataka High Court as an acting Chief Justice and subsequently on 24 December 2011, he assumed office as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. On 24 December 2012, he was elevated and appointed a judge at the Supreme Court of India. He is also the chairman of the three-member panel to investigate sexual harassment charges against S K Gangele, a sitting judge of the

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. From May 2019 to May 2022, for a terms of 3 years, he served as the chairman of the

. On 18 May 2022, he was succeeded by former RBI Deputy Governor S. S. Mundra.

References

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