Sarosh Homi Kapadia (1947 to 2016) was the thirty-eighth Chief Justice of India, serving from May 2010 to September 2012, and the first Chief Justice born after the partition of India. A Zoroastrian from Mumbai who began his career as a class IV government employee and law clerk before becoming an advocate at the Bombay High Court in 1974, he became a judge of that court in 1991, Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court in 2003, and a judge of the Supreme Court of India later that year. As Chief Justice he administered the oath of office to President Pranab Mukherjee in 2012.
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He joined Gagrat & Co., a law firm, as a clerk and later went on to work with Feroze Damania, a highly respected "firebrand" labour lawyer.
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Sarosh Homi Kapadia (29 September 1947-4 January 2016) was the 38th Chief Justice of India. He was the first chief justice born after the partition
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Sarosh Homi Kapadia (29 September 1947 - 4 January 2016) was the 38th Chief Justice of India. He was the first chief justice born after the partition of India (Dominion of India).
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Chief Justice
Wikidata Q3647356, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): India
Wikidata Q3647356, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1947
Wikidata Q3647356, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1947-09-29
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P570 (date of death): 2016
Wikidata Q3647356, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2016-01-04
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P19 (place of birth): Mumbai
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