Virender Singh (judge) (born 7 October 1954) is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.

Career

Singh passed from Government College,

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and completed his Degree of

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from J. V. Jain College,

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. He started practice from June 1978 in Rohatak. Singh was appointed Deputy Advocate General,

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in 1995. On 2 July 2002 he was appointed Judge of

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thereafter transferred to

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on 19 April 2007. He served as acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court from 2 April 2012 to 8 June 2012. Justice Singh became the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 1 November 2014 and retired on 7 October 2016. After the retirement he was appointed the Chairperson of the

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(AFT) on 3 January 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Virender 1954 births Living people Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief justices of the Jharkhand High Court 21st-century Indian lawyers 21st-century Indian judges