Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar
Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar or M. P. Thakkar (born 4 November 1923, date of death unknown) was an Indian judge who was a Justice of the Supreme Court of India, and Chairman of Twelfth Law Commission of India.
Early life
Thakkar was born in
Career
Thakkar practised on Civil, Criminal, Income-Tax, Industrial Disputes and Company matters before the then Saurashtra High Court at Rajkot and Bombay High Court.[citation needed] He worked in the Gujarat High Court since 1960 to 1963.[citation needed] He was appointed the Judge in City Civil and Sessions Court on 23 January 1963. Thakkar also served as Special Judge and Additional Judge in the Gujarat High Court.[citation needed] He became the Permanent Judge of the same High Court on 27 November 1973. Thakkar was elevated to the post of Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court on 20 August 1981.[2][3] He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of India in March 1983.[4] He was the head of the investigating Thakkar Commission for the Assassination of Indira Gandhi.[5][6]
Later life
After his retirement, Justice Thakkar was appointed Chairman of Twelfth Law Commission of India in 1988.[7][8] Thakkar is deceased.[9][10]
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