Madan Bhimrao Lokur
Lokur in 2017
Judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji
Assumed office
12 August 2019
Appointed byJioji Konrote
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
4 June 2012 – 30 December 2018
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
15 November 2011 – 3 June 2012
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
In office
24 June 2010 – 14 November 2011
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Judge of the Delhi High Court
In office
19 February 1999 – 23 June 2010
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Additional Solicitor General of India
In office
14 July 1998 – 18 February 1999
Appointed byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born (1953-12-31) 31 December 1953
Alma materFaculty of Law, University of Delhi

Madan Bhimarao Lokur (born 31 December 1953) is an Indian jurist. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji.[1] He is former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is also a former chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Gauhati High Court and judge of the Delhi High Court.[2][3]

Education

Lokur was educated at the Modern School, New Delhi. He later attended St. Joseph's College, Allahabad for his ISC examinations. For his university studies, Lokur graduated in history from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University with honours. He obtained his law degree from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.[4]

Judgeship

Lokur was elevated to the bench on 19 February 1999. He joined the Delhi High Court as an additional judge. He was appointed a permanent judge of that High Court on 5 July 1999.

He also functioned as the acting chief justice of the Delhi High Court from 13 February 2010 to 21 May 2010 before being transferred as the chief justice of the Gauhati High Court from 24 June 2010 to 14 November 2011 and High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad from 15 November 2011 to 3 June 2012.

He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on 4 June 2012.[1] He retired as senior most judge of Supreme Court on 30 December 2018. He is now a judge of the non-resident panel of the Supreme court of Fiji, and by far the first Indian judge to become a judge of a foreign country.

Notable judgements and decisions

Minority sub-quota

In May 2012, Andhra Pradesh High Court Divisional Bench consisting of Chief Justice Madan Lokur and Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar struck down the government of India's decision to allocate 4.5% sub-quota (within the 27% Other Backward Classes quota) for minorities. The bench held that the sub-quota was based on religion and not on any other intelligible consideration.[5][6] The court criticised the decision by saying, "In fact, we must express our anguish at the rather casual manner in which the entire issue has been taken up by the central government."[7]

Illegal mining scam

As the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Lokur suspended Special CBI Judge T Pattabhirama Rao and ordered his prosecution in a Mining scam case relating to the Reddy brothers. The complaint against the judge was that he granted bail to G. Janardhana Reddy after receiving a bribe.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Menon, Amarnath K. (16 May 2019). "Justice Madan Lokur made non–resident judge of Fiji Supreme Court". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur sworn in as a judge of Fiji SC". The Economic Times. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Home | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA".
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh High Court rejects Centre's 4.5% minority sub-quota". Economic Times. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Andhra HC strikes down minorities sub-quota". The Hindu. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "HC Quashes Centre's 4.5% Sub-Quota for Minorities". 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Justice Lokur elevated to Supreme Court". Zee news. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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