Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 25: Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, Judge of Delhi High Court, who has been appointed as Chief Justice of J&K High Court, will take oath on April 1 at Raj Bhawan.
Born on March 16, 1956 in Shillong (Meghalaya), Justice Ahmed, son of ex-President of India Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, studied in St Edmund’s College, Shillong and St Columba’s High School, New Delhi. He graduated from St Stephen’s College, Delhi University in 1975 and passed Tripos in Economics Examination from Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK in 1977 and obtained BA (Hons) and MA Degrees. He received LLB Degree in 1980 from Delhi University.
He was enrolled as an Advocate on September 5, 1980 with the Bar Council of Delhi and started practice in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. In 1986 he set up a law firm under the name of “Lawyers Associated” and remained its partner till March 2000. Thereafter, he practiced in the Supreme Court and other High Courts as counsel and also advised on various aspects of law relating to finance, companies, properties, banking, contracts and other areas of commercial and civil law.
He has keen interest in Personal Laws including Muslim Personal Law and has written several articles in this connection. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on December 20, 2002.
He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court first with effect from June 10, 2013 to September 2, 2013 and thereafter with effect from February 17, 2014 to April 20, 2014.
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