D. K. Jain | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 10 April 2006 –24 January 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 11 March 2005 –9 April 2006 | |
| Nominated by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Judge of the Delhi High Court | |
| In office 19 March 1991 –10 March 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Ranganath Misra |
| Appointed by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1948 |
Devinder Kumar Jain (born 25 January 1948;mostly known as D. K. Jain) is a former Indian judge. He is former judge of Supreme Court of India. He is also a former chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a judge of the Delhi High Court. [1]
Jain was born on 25 January 1948. [1] After completing a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws,he enrolled as an advocate at Delhi on 9 August 1974. He was appointed the additional judge of the Delhi High Court on 19 March 1991 and became a permanent judge from 23 January 1992. [2] He was promoted as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 11 March 2005. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 10 April 2006. He retired from the Supreme Court on 24 January 2013. He delivered 135 judgments during his tenure. [3] He was appointed the first court-appointed ombudsman for the Board of Cricket Control in India on 29 February 2019. [4] [5]