Jagdish Singh Khehar
| Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil, President of India |
| Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 8 August 2010 – 12 September 2011 |
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| Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court | |
| In office 29 November 2009 – 7 August 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1952 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Religion | Sikh[1] |
| Source:[2] | |
Jagdish Singh Khehar (born 28 August 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed on 13 September 2011.[2][3]
Notable judgements
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As an aftermath of Supreme Court's landmark decision in the 2G spectrum scam, Govt of India filed a Presidential reference before the Supreme Court. Justice Khehar gave a separate concurring opinion in which he warned that the government should not be under erroneous impression that it is not necessary to allocate natural resources through auction.[4]
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No part of the natural resource can be dissipated as a matter of largess, charity, donation or endowment, for private exploitation. Each bit of natural resource expended must bring back a reciprocal consideration.
— Justice JS Khehar, Supreme Court of India, [4]
Heading a three-judge bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Khehar decided a case involving definition of a Sikh. He held that religion must be perceived as it is, and not as another would like it to be.[1]
