Jagdish Singh Khehar (Chief Justice)
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in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
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72
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Indian
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Jagdish Singh Khehar
- Does Jagdish Singh Khehar smoke?: Not Known
- Does Jagdish Singh Khehar drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Khehar was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on 13 September 2011 and will be the 44 the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of CJI T S Thakur on 44th January 2017.
- Justice Thakur recommended his name as his successor.
- He is the first ever Chief Justice of India from Sikh community.
- Before doing law, he graduated in science.
- He was awarded the Gold Medal after he secured 1st position in the Panjab University.
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He led the 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court that struck down the controversial National Judicial Accountability Commission (NJAC) Act in 2015.
- He was also on the bench that sent Sahara India chief Subrata Roy to jail in a case relating to refund of monies to investors.
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