Former Supreme Court docket decide Madan Lokur to chair UN Inside Justice Council | India Information

The Inside Justice Council includes 5 members appointed by the Secretary-Normal.  The opposite 4 members on the checklist are Carmen Artigas (Uruguay), Rosalie Balkin (Australia), Stefan Brezina (Austria) and Jay Pozenal (United States of America).

They’d be accountable for dealing with the administration of the UN’s inside justice system, which incorporates the Workplace of Workers Authorized Help (OSLA), the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT).

Justice Lokur retired from the Supreme Court docket on December 31, 2018, after serving as a decide of the highest courtroom for over six years. Throughout his tenure, Justice Lokur authored opinions in a number of vital rulings. In January 2017, he authored a concurring opinion within the seven-judge bench determination holding that electoral candidates might be disqualified for indulging in corrupt practices in the event that they sought votes based mostly on faith, race, caste and different “ascriptive” id markers. In October 2017, he, alongside Justice Deepak Gupta, raised the age of consent inside marriages to 18.

Justice Lokur was additionally one of many 4 judges who addressed an unprecedented press convention in January 2018, talking out towards the tactic of case allocation by then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. He was joined by Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Jasti Chelameswar and Kurian Joseph.

Justice Lokur’s authorized profession started in 1977 when he enrolled as an advocate after graduating from School of Legislation, Delhi College. In 1981, he handed the examination to grow to be an Advocate-on-Document on the Supreme Court docket. He additionally served as a standing counsel for the Central authorities for six years between 1990 and 1996 earlier than being designated as a senior advocate in 1997 and was appointed because the Further Solicitor Normal of India in 1998.

From 1983 up till he was appointed a decide of the Delhi Excessive Court docket in July 1999, Justice Lokur was the Editor of the Indian Legislation Evaluate (Delhi Collection). Although his profession as a decide started in Delhi, it took him throughout the nation. After a short stint because the Performing Chief Justice of the Delhi HC, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Gauhati Excessive Court docket in June 2010. From there he went to the Andhra Pradesh Excessive Court docket as Chief Justice in November 2011 and served till his elevation to the Supreme Court docket on June 3, 2012.

Justice Lokur has additionally served as a decide of the highest courtroom in several nations. In August 2019, he was appointed to the non-resident panel of the SC of Fiji and was reappointed for an additional three-year time period in January 2022.