V.K. Bali

Justice
Vinod Kumar Bali
Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
Assumed office
08 March 207
Chief Justice, Kerala High Court
In office
22 January 2006 – 24 January 2007
Judge, Rajasthan High Court
In office
February 2005 – January 2006
Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
March 1991 – February 2005
Personal details
Born (1945-01-24) January 24, 1945
Citizenship Indian
Nationality  India
Website cgat.gov.in

Vinod Kumar Bali is the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi and was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.[1][2][3][4]

Career

After completing his graduation in Law from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1967 started practicing in District Courts, Karnal in the same year and shifted to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in 1973. Practiced on all subjects of law and specialized in Constitutional, Service, Labour and Industrial Disputes and Criminal Laws.[1] He was designated as Senior Advocate at the age of 42 in 1987.

In the year 1991 he was elevated to Punjab and Haryana High Court and as a judge he has authored several Full Bench Judgments and decided several hundred criminal cases besides deciding Constitutional, Civil, Labour and Industrial matters. He served as the Chairman of Legal Services Authority, Haryana for a term of eight years. In the year 2005 he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court and was served as the Chairman of Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority from 6 September 2006.[5]

Sworn in as Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala on 22.01.2006.[6] During his tenure of one year as Chief Justice, decided several constitutional matters of all the branches of law. During his tenure as Chief Justice, 120 Full Bench cases pending in Kerala High Court were disposed of. For the first time in the history of Kerala High Court, arrears of the cases were reduced by 15000 in one year. Retired on 24 January 2007 on attaining the age of superannuation.[1][6]

Appointed as Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal and assumed the office on 8 March 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CAT-Members-Principal Bench-Mr.Justice V.K.Bali". cgat.gov.in. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Special Correspondent. "'Courts should not be given powers to review CAT orders'". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "babus of india". babusofindia.com. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pending cases plaguing HCs, says CAT chief". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "V.K. Bali, new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court". nchro.org. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Chief Justice Bali to retire today". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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