B. S. Chauhan
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
11 May 2009 – 1 July 2014
22nd Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court
In office
16 July 2008 – 10 May 2009
Preceded byAsok Kumar Ganguly
Succeeded byBilal Nazki
Personal details
Born
Balbir Singh Chauhan

(1949-07-02) 2 July 1949 (age 74)
Alma materMeerut University
Banaras Hindu University

Balbir Singh Chauhan (born 2 July 1949) is the chairperson of Cauvery water dispute tribunal and the chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.[1] He was a judge of the Supreme Court of India from May 2009 to July 2014.[2][3] He previously served as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court from July 2008 to May 2009.

In July 2020, he was appointed to lead a judicial commission that would look into the Vikas Dubey case.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Ex-SC judge Balbir Singh Chauhan new Law Commission chairman". The Hindu. 10 March 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Justice B S Chauhan appointed as the Chairman of CWDT". jagranjosh.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan - Supreme Court of India". supremecourtofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ^ Vaidyanathan, A (22 July 2020). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.). "How Vikas Dubey Got Bail Is Focus Of Probe: Supreme Court's Brief". NDTV. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Anand, Utkarsh (22 July 2020). "Why Vikas Dubey Was Out on Bail is Focus, Says SC on Encounter Probe". News18. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.


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