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Iqbal Ahmed Ansari

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Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
Chairperson of PSHRC
Assumed office
1 August 2017
Preceded byJagadish Bhalla
Chief Justice of Patna High Court
In office
29 July 2016 – 28 October 2016
Preceded byL. Narasimha Reddy
Succeeded byRajendra Menon
Personal details
Born (1954-10-29) 29 October 1954 (age 70)
Tezpur, Assam

Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari (born 29 October 1954) is the Incumbent Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission[1] and former Chief Justice of Patna High Court.[2]

Career

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He did his Bsc. from Darrang College, Tezpur and completed graduation in Law from Tezpur Law College. He was elevated to Guwahati High Court on 4 March 2004. He also served as Executive Chairman of State Legal Services Authority in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and has accordingly performed the duty of legal awareness.

In July 2016 he became the Chief Justice of Patna High Court[3] and retired in October 2016.

On 1 August 2017 he was appointed Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Chairperson pshrc.net. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Former Chief Justices of Patna High Court patnahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna High Court NDTV
  4. ^ Retired Judge - New PSHRC Chairperson Daily Pioneer