Prakash Chandra Tatia (born 4 August 1951) is a retired Indian judge, who served as a former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and judge of the High Courts of Rajasthan and Delhi.[1]
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Prakash Chandra Tatia | |
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| Chairman of Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission | |
| In office 11 March 2015 – 25 November 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Kalyan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nagendra Kumar Jain |
| Succeeded by | G. K. Vyas |
| Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal | |
| In office 23 August 2013 – March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Mathur |
| Succeeded by | Virender Singh |
| 8th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 11 September 2011 – 3 August 2013 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | Bhagwati Prasad |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 11 April 2011 – 10 September 2011 Acting CJ : 13 May 2011 - 10 September 2011 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Judge of Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office 11 January 2001 – 10 April 2011 | |
| Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1951 |
| Education | B.Sc and LL.B |
| Jodhpur University, Jodhpur | |
Life and career
editHe enrolled as advocate in 1975 and practised for 26 years in Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur before being elevated to bench of the same high court on 11 January 2001. He served in Rajasthan High Court until he was transferred to Jharkhand High Court on 11 April 2011. In Jharkhand High Court he assumed charge as acting chief justice on 13 May 2011 due to retirement of the then chief justice Bhagwati Prasad and subsequently became permanent on 11 September 2011.[2]
Post retirement career
editAfter retiring as chief justice of Jharkhand High Court on 3 August 2013, he was appointed as chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal on 23 August 2013.[3] In March 2015 he was also appointed as the Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission.[4] His appointment gave head to human rights panel after almost five years since retirement of justice Nagendra Kumar Jain.[5] His tenure as human rights panel chief was marred with controversies as he advocated for banning live-in relationships in India, arguing that they are tantamount to "social terrorism"[6] and that the status of women abandoned after live-in relationships is worse than that of divorced women.[7] He supported "intense awareness campaigns" to inform women about the risks of live-in relationships.[8] He resigned from the position of Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission on 25 November 2019, citing health and family reasons.[9] After his term as chairman of human rights panel, he unsuccessfully challenged government in Rajasthan High Court to get dual pension as retired chief justice and as well as retired chairman of human rights commission.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Know Your Judge -Hon'ble JUSTICE PRAKASH TATIA - LU OCTOBER 2012". lawyersupdate.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "AFT Member | Armed Forces Tribunal". aft.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-Jharkhand HC CJ appointed as SHRC chief: Rajasthan govt to SC". Zee News. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Standard, Business. "SC raps Rajasthan over headless state rights panel". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Rajasthan human rights panel chief calls live-in relationships 'social terrorism'". The Indian Express. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "Rajasthan Human Rights Commission asks state govt, Centre to ban live-in relationships". The Week. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "'Concubine-like life': Rajasthan SHRC seeks law against live-in relationships". The Indian Express. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "'Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia resigns': Justice Tatia steps down as chairman of SHRC". Times of India. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Bothra, Dinesh (20 September 2025). "Rajasthan HC denies separate pension to former human rights commission chief". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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