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'''Justice Swatanter Kumar''', B.A., LL.B. (born 31 December 1947<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India"/>) is the chairperson of [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]]<ref name="The Gazette of India" >[http://moef.nic.in/assets/2967.pdf The Gazette of India]</ref> and a former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]].
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'''Swatanter Kumar''' is a retired justice of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and former chairperson of the [[National Green Tribunal]]. He is also former chief justice of [[Bombay High Court]] and judge of the [[Delhi High Court]] and the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Kumar enrolled as an [[Advocate]] with the Delhi Bar Council on 12 July 1971.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India">[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/swatanterkumar.htm Web site of Supreme Court of India]</ref><ref name="The National Green Tribunal">[http://www.greentribunal.in/chairperson.php Chairman of Green Tribunal ]</ref> He practiced in various [[High Courts]] and the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], and served as an Additional District & Sessions Judge in the [[Himachal Pradesh]] High Court from February, 1983 till his resignation in October 1983, and thereafter resumed practice at New Delhi.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India"/><ref name="The National Green Tribunal"/> He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 10 November 1994, transferred to P&H on 30 November 1994, and was appointed as a permanent Judge on 30 November 1995. He transferred to Delhi on 4 October 2004 and was appointed as [[Chief Justice]] of [[Bombay High Court]] on 31 March 2007.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India"/><ref name="The National Green Tribunal"/>
Kumar enrolled as an [[advocate]] with the Delhi Bar Council on 12 July 1971.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India">[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/swatanterkumar.htm Web site of Supreme Court of India]</ref><ref name="The National Green Tribunal">[http://www.greentribunal.in/chairperson.php Chairman of Green Tribunal ]</ref> He practiced in various high courts, tribunals and the Supreme Court, and served as an additional district & sessions judge in the [[Himachal Pradesh]] High Court from February, 1983 till his resignation in October 1983, and thereafter resumed practice at New Delhi.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India"/><ref name="The National Green Tribunal"/> He was appointed an additional judge of the Delhi High Court on 10 November 1994, transferred to P&H on 30 November 1994, and was appointed a permanent judge on 30 November 1995. He transferred to Delhi on 4 October 2004 and was appointed Chief Justice of the [[Bombay High Court]] on 31 March 2007.<ref name="Web site of Supreme Court of India"/><ref name="The National Green Tribunal"/>


The appointment of Kumar as a judge of the Supreme Court by President [[Pratibha Patil]] was announced by the Law and Justice Ministry in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swatanter Kumar appointed Supreme Court judge |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article66594.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 December 2009 |accessdate=7 August 2010 }}</ref>
The appointment of Kumar to the Supreme Court by then President [[Pratibha Patil]] was announced by the Law and Justice Ministry in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swatanter Kumar appointed Supreme Court judge |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article66594.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 December 2009 |accessdate=7 August 2010 }}</ref>


He has been appointed as the Chairperson of [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribual]] on 20 December 2012.<ref name="The Gazette of India"/><ref>[http://moef.nic.in/modules/recent-initiatives/NGT/ Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)]</ref>
He was appointed the chairperson of [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]] on 20 December 2012 and retired on 20 December 2017.<ref name="The Gazette of India" >. He retired from his post on 20 December 2017 [http://moef.nic.in/assets/2967.pdf The Gazette of India]</ref><ref>[http://moef.nic.in/modules/recent-initiatives/NGT/ Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/agencies/ngt-chairperson-justice-swatanter-kumar-retires-2771589/|title=NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar retires|agency=Press Trust of india|date=2017-12-19|work=India.com|access-date=2017-12-19|language=en}}</ref>


== Sexual harassment allegations ==
On 10 January 2014, he was named by the media as the Supreme Court judge accused of sexually exploiting a law intern. The Delhi High Court on 16 January 2014,in CS(OS) 102/2014 where the Hon'ble High Court was pleased to restrain the media from publishing or telecasting the allegations levelled on him by a former law intern, who has accused him of sexual harassment.It is also pertinent to mention that some of the leading members of the bar appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff, right from
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Mr.Mukul Rohatgi, Sr.Adv.,
In 2014, a law intern alleged that Kumar sexually harassed her.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 20, 2019|title=These former Supreme Court judges faced sexual harassment allegations too|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-supreme-court-judges-sexual-harassment-allegations-1506238-2019-04-20|access-date=2020-08-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Justice Kumar said that these allegations are a part of a "malicious conspiracy to damage his reputation".<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 14, 2014|first=Dhananjay|last=Mahapatra|title=Sexual harassment charges a conspiracy: Justice Swatanter Kumar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sexual-harassment-charges-a-conspiracy-Justice-Swatanter-Kumar/articleshow/30364030.cms|access-date=2020-08-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
Mr.A.S.Chandhiok, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Rajiv Nayar, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Vinay Bhasin, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Maninder Singh, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Kirti Uppal, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Sandeep Sethi, Sr.Adv.,
Mr.Aman Lekhi, Sr.Adv. with
Mr.Sudhir Walia, Mr.Ralan
Karanjawala, Ms.Fareha Ahmad
Khan, Mr.Abhijat, Mr.Mohit Mathur,
Mr.P.Banerjee, Ms.Manmeet Arora,
Ms.Meghna Mishra, Mr.Akshay
Makhija, Mr.Ashish Dholakia,
Mr.Abhimanya Mahajan, Ms.Mansi
Sharma, Ms.Nidhi Parashar,
Ms.Niyati Kohli & Mr.Varun Kumar
Tikmani, Advs.
Quite a band of pro bono advocates appeared and pressurized to restrain the media. The plaintiff is stated to have approached this Court as a consequence to the breach of his fundamental and personal rights, due to the alleged defamatory and malicious acts of defendant Nos.1 to 5.

The Hon'ble Justice before passing restraining order opined:
"I have already examined in the preceding paragraph of this order the argument that even if some amount of fairness is attached to the publication, still the Court can proceed to prevent the same on the basis of the excessive prejudice. Suffice it to say, no conclusive finding as to fairness or unfairness can be arrived at this juncture. Upon the fair reading of material available on record, it prima facie appears that the same can prejudicially affect the public mind and there is real and tangible risk of the plaintiff in not getting
fair trial or open justice as contemplated by the common law as per the dictum laid down by the Supreme Court of India in Sahara India (supra)."


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Latest revision as of 21:09, 5 May 2024

Swatanter Kumar
Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal
In office
20 December 2012 – 19 December 2017
Appointed byManmohan Singh
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
18 December 2009 – 19 December 2012
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court
In office
31 March 2007 – 17 December 2009
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of the Delhi High Court
In office
4 October 2004 – 30 March 2007
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
30 November 1994 – 3 October 2004
Nominated byAziz Mushabber Ahmadi
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Delhi High Court
In office
10 November 1994 – 29 November 1994
Nominated byAziz Mushabber Ahmadi
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born (1947-12-31) 31 December 1947 (age 76)

Swatanter Kumar is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of India and former chairperson of the National Green Tribunal. He is also former chief justice of Bombay High Court and judge of the Delhi High Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Biography

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Kumar enrolled as an advocate with the Delhi Bar Council on 12 July 1971.[1][2] He practiced in various high courts, tribunals and the Supreme Court, and served as an additional district & sessions judge in the Himachal Pradesh High Court from February, 1983 till his resignation in October 1983, and thereafter resumed practice at New Delhi.[1][2] He was appointed an additional judge of the Delhi High Court on 10 November 1994, transferred to P&H on 30 November 1994, and was appointed a permanent judge on 30 November 1995. He transferred to Delhi on 4 October 2004 and was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 31 March 2007.[1][2]

The appointment of Kumar to the Supreme Court by then President Pratibha Patil was announced by the Law and Justice Ministry in December 2009.[3]

He was appointed the chairperson of National Green Tribunal on 20 December 2012 and retired on 20 December 2017.[4][5][6]

Sexual harassment allegations

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In 2014, a law intern alleged that Kumar sexually harassed her.[7] Justice Kumar said that these allegations are a part of a "malicious conspiracy to damage his reputation".[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Web site of Supreme Court of India
  2. ^ a b c Chairman of Green Tribunal
  3. ^ "Swatanter Kumar appointed Supreme Court judge". The Hindu. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ^ . He retired from his post on 20 December 2017 The Gazette of India
  5. ^ Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
  6. ^ "NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar retires". India.com. Press Trust of india. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  7. ^ "These former Supreme Court judges faced sexual harassment allegations too". India Today. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (14 February 2014). "Sexual harassment charges a conspiracy: Justice Swatanter Kumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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