H. L. Dattu

H. L. Dattu
7th Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India
In office
29 February 2016 – 2 December 2020
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byK. G. Balakrishnan
Succeeded byArun Kumar Mishra
42nd Chief Justice of India
In office
28 September 2014 – 2 December 2015
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byRajendra Mal Lodha
Succeeded byT. S. Thakur
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
17 December 2008 – 28 September 2014
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
27th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
In office
18 May 2007 – 16 December 2008
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by
Succeeded by
6th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
12 February 2007 – 17 May 2007
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byS. R. Nayak
Succeeded by
Judge of the High Court of Karnataka
In office
18 December 1995 – 11 February 2007
Nominated byA. M. Ahmadi
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born (1950-12-03) 3 December 1950
Chikkapattanagere, Chikmagalur, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
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Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu (born 3 December 1950) is a former Chief Justice of India, and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. As the chief justice, he served for nearly 14 months, from 28 September 2014 to 2 December 2015. Before his elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17 December 2008, he had served as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Chhattisgarh High Court.