Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Hon'ble Mr. Justice (Retd.) Sanjay Kishan Kaul | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 16 February 2017 – 25 December 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Jagdish Singh Khehar |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Chief Justice of Madras High Court | |
| In office 26 July 2014 – 15 February 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Rajendra Mal Lodha |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 25 July 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Altamas Kabir |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of Delhi High Court | |
| In office 3 May 2001 – 31 May 2013 Acting CJ-23 September 2012-25 September 2012 | |
| Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
| Appointed by | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1958 |
| Alma mater | St Stephen's College, Delhi Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Delhi University |
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Sanjay Kishan Kaul (born 26 December 1958) is a former judge and lawyer who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2017 until his retirement in 2023. He has served as the first puisne judge, senior-most after the Chief Justice of India. Also, he has been the ex officio executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority.
He is a former chief justice of Madras High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court and a former judge of Delhi High Court. He has also served as the acting chief justice of Delhi High Court.