Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. J. Thaker
Date of Birth : 04/09/1961
Date of Initial Appointment : 04/05/2013 
Date of Joining : 04/05/2013 
Held Office Till : 10/04/2016
Source :SERVICE
Introduction : Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Gujarat and took charge as such on 4th May, 2013
Full Profile :
Born on 04.09.1961 in the family of lawyers at Bombay. Son of late Shri Jayendra Thaker, retd. Judge, City Civil & Sessions Court, Ahmedabad. Did schooling from St. Xavier's School, Ahmedabad. Passed B.Sc. (Chemistry) from M.G. Science College, Ahmedabad. Passed LL.B. from Sir L.A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad and stood first in Gujarat University. Thereafter, passed LL.M. (Commercial group) and for pursuing LL.M. was awarded U.G.C Scholarship. Awarded Ph.D. in Environment Law from Gujarat University, under the able guidance of Dr. S.S. Singhavi. Joined the Bar in the year 1987, and started practice with late Shri N.J. Mehta and then joined the office of Shri K.S. Nanavati. Practiced in the High Court of Gujarat in Labour Matters, Service Matters, Constitutional Matters, Civil and Criminal Matters. In February 1997, was directly appointed as District Judge and worked as such at various places. Has attended SARRC Conference on Environmental sustainability at Hyderabad and International Conference on Judicial Reforms at Chandigarh. Was part-time lecturer at L.A. Shah Law College and M.N. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad and taught LLM at LA Shah Law College, Ahmedabad. Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Gujarat and took charge as such on 4th May, 2013. Transferred to Allahabad High Court on 11th April 2016.


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