V. S. Sirpurkar
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V. S. Sirpurkar is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India
. He was appointed Supreme Court judge on January 12, 2007 and retired on August 21, 2011, completing a four-and-a-half-year tenure.
in 1992 and later transferred to the Madras High Court
in December, 1997. He was elevated to Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court which he served from July 25, 2004 to March 19, 2005. He then assumed office of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court
on from March 20, 2005 up to January 11, 2007. Finally he was appointed a Judge of the Supremem court of India on January 12, 2007 and retired on August 21, 2011, after reaching the retiring age of 65.
case in which he pulled up the Kerala government. He also ruled that the services provided by the office of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner would come under the ambit of "service" under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986
and that a PF scheme subscriber was a "consumer" under this act.
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
. He was appointed Supreme Court judge on January 12, 2007 and retired on August 21, 2011, completing a four-and-a-half-year tenure.
Career
Sirpurkar became a Judge of Bombay High CourtBombay High Court
Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is the High Court of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
in 1992 and later transferred to the Madras High Court
Madras High Court
The Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai , in India. The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts....
in December, 1997. He was elevated to Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court which he served from July 25, 2004 to March 19, 2005. He then assumed office of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court...
on from March 20, 2005 up to January 11, 2007. Finally he was appointed a Judge of the Supremem court of India on January 12, 2007 and retired on August 21, 2011, after reaching the retiring age of 65.
Notable judgements
His notable judgements include the confirmation of death sentence on Pakistani national Mohd. Arif alias Ashfaq in the 2000 Delhi Red Fort attack, part of a two judge bench with Justice T. S. Thakur. In December 2009, he reduced the death sentence to life imprisonment in a case of "honour killing" of a girl by her brother. In the hoochMoonshine
Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...
case in which he pulled up the Kerala government. He also ruled that the services provided by the office of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner would come under the ambit of "service" under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986
Consumer Protection Act of 1986
Consumer Protection Act of 1986 is an Indian federation law enacted in 1986 to protect interests of consumers in India....
and that a PF scheme subscriber was a "consumer" under this act.