Sanjay Karol is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is the former Chief Justice of Patna High Court and Tripura High Court. He has also served as a judge and acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
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Sanjay Karol was born on Wednesday, 23 August 1961 (age 61 years; as in 2022) in village Garli, Dehra Gopipur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his schooling from St. Edward’s School, Shimla in 1977. He earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Government College, Sanjauli. In 1985, he earned a law degree from the Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University. In 1986, he enrolled as an advocate and started practicing in various courts including the Honorable Supreme Court of India in constitutional, taxation, corporate, criminal and civil matters. During his practice, he was counsel in Inter-State Water Disputes (BBMB Project) in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information available about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
His wife’s name is not known.
Sanjay Karol with his wife
His son’s name is Sarthak Karol and daughter’s name is Shraddha Karol.
Sanjay Karol with his son
Caste
He belongs to Sood caste.
livelihood
From 1998 to 2003 he discharged constitutional duties as Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh. In 1999, he became a senior advocate in the Himachal Pradesh High Court and also served as part of the senior panel of the Central Government, Supreme Court of India. On 8 March 2007, he was appointed as a judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. On 25 April 2017, he began serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. In 2017, while serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, he was also the Chairman of the HP High Court Legal Services Committee, discharged statutory duties as the Acting Chairman of the HP State Legal Services Authority and was Chairman of the Board. Was a member. Governor, Himachal Pradesh Judicial Academy. On 14 November 2018, he was appointed as the fourth Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. In 2018, he was the Patron-Chief of the Tripura State Legal Services Authority and the President of the Tripura Judicial Academy. On 11 November 2019, he was transferred to Patna High Court as Chief Justice. In 2019, he also served as the Patron-Chief of Bihar State Legal Services Authority, Patron-Chief of Bihar Judicial Academy and Chancellor of Chanakya National Law University, Patna. On 6 February 2023, he became a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
property and properties
movable property
jewelery
vehicles
Immovable property
land
- 60 Bigha (Approx) in Churag, Tehsil Karsog, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
- 16 Bigha (Approx) in Karsog, Himachal Pradesh.
- 150 Sq Yards (Approx) in Bara Ward, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
- Share in land in Garli, Dehra, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Share in 2500 sq. yards in Main Bazaar, Kalka, Haryana
- 39 Biswa (outside municipal limits) village Kamyana, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
commercial buildings
- S.I.No. Two houses on land worth Rs. (I)
- A built-up portion of a house commonly known as Bell Villa, Station Bara Ward, Shimla
- Share in the house at the place mentioned on SI.No. (iv)
- Flats and Basements in C-164, Manu Apartment, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2017, he ordered the construction of public toilets on national highways for people traveling by public buses. He also declared that forcing people to urinate or defecate in public due to the absence of public toilets is a violation of their dignity.
- In 2017, when he was serving in the Himachal Pradesh High Court, he delivered judgments on issues such as removing discrimination against married women in employment matters, checking illegal mining and protecting rivers from illegal operation of dams. Following his decisions, several measures were taken to solve the problem including installing cameras in prisons to check human rights violations, building roads, protecting UNESCO heritage sites, improving medical facilities in hospitals, improving forest . Department especially the status of forest guards, and police reforms.
- On 1 June 2018, when he was serving as the acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, he went to the area at 3 in the morning to check the records of complaints related to water supply. This initiative taken by Karol was greatly appreciated by the people.
- Once he delivered a verdict in a case that impressed many people and earned Karol much praise. He helped a girl named Indu Kumari, who had filed a petition as she was denied admission to Himachal Pradesh University under the 5% quota under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. According to him, the university had provided only 3% quota. Reservation for disabled students. He talked about this and said,
Keeping in view the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, section 32 of which has a clear provision that 5% of the seats are to be reserved for persons with disabilities, the task of the University is to reserve only 3% of the seats. % seats for disabled persons is completely unfair and is not acceptable as it is in violation of law.
- In 2019, when he was working in Patna High Court, he took some steps to save the environment. He did not allow the destruction of Peepal trees in the High Court premises for the construction of the new building. He asked the engineers to change the design and reshape the building complex so that the Peepal trees are not damaged.
- His name was recommended for the post of Supreme Court judge on 13 December 2022, but there was no confirmation from the central government. Others joining Karol as judges are Rajasthan HC Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Manipur HC Chief Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Patna HC Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Allahabad HC Justice Manoj Mishra.
- In an interview, Karol said that the aim of his life was to help all poor litigants, for which he also adopted methods of conciliation and mediation and proposed legal clinics at the Panchayat level.
- He is known for his polite behavior. According to a media report, Karol once saved the life of a milkman who had fainted after visiting Lakkar Bazaar in Shimla. Karol was passing by when he saw him lying on the road and immediately got out of the car and asked his driver to take the man to the hospital.
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