# Cyriac Joseph > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cyriac_Joseph > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cyriac_Joseph.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyriac_Joseph > Source revision: 1352126912 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian judge (born 1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Justice Cyriac Joseph DSW.jpg | name = Cyriac Joseph | caption = | office = Member of [National Human Rights Commission of India](/source/National_Human_Rights_Commission_of_India) | term_start = 27 May 2013 | term_end = 28 January 2017 | appointer = [Pranab Mukherjee](/source/Pranab_Mukherjee) | 1blankname = Chairperson | 1namedata = [K. G. Balakrishnan](/source/K._G._Balakrishnan) | status1 = [Acting](/source/Acting_(law)) Chairperson | term_start1 = 11 May 2015 | term_end1 = 28 February 2016 | predecessor1 = [K. G. Balakrishnan](/source/K._G._Balakrishnan) | successor1 = [H. L. Dattu](/source/H._L._Dattu) | office2 = Judge of [Supreme Court of India](/source/Supreme_Court_of_India) | term_start2 = 7 July 2008 | term_end2 = 27 January 2012 | nominator2 = [K. G. Balakrishnan](/source/K._G._Balakrishnan) | appointer2 = [Pratibha Patil](/source/Pratibha_Patil) | office3 = [23rd Chief Justice](/source/List_of_former_chief_justices_of_the_high_courts_of_India) of [Karnataka High Court](/source/Karnataka_High_Court) | term_start3 = 7 January 2006 | term_end3 = 6 July 2008 | nominator3 = [Y. K. Sabharwal](/source/Y._K._Sabharwal) | appointer3 = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam) | predecessor3 = {{ubl|[N. K. Sodhi](/source/Nauvdip_Kumar_Sodhi)|B. Padmaraj ''(acting)''}} | successor3 = {{ubl|[P. D. Dinakaran](/source/P._D._Dinakaran)|[Deepak Verma](/source/Deepak_Verma_(judge)) ''(acting)''}} | office4 = [4th Chief Justice](/source/List_of_former_chief_justices_of_the_high_courts_of_India) of [Uttarakhand High Court](/source/Uttarakhand_High_Court) | term_start4 = 20 March 2005 | term_end4 = 6 January 2006 | nominator4 = [R. C. Lahoti](/source/R._C._Lahoti) | appointer4 = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam) | predecessor4 = [V. S. Sirpurkar](/source/V._S._Sirpurkar) | successor4 = {{ubl|[Rajiv Gupta](/source/Rajiv_Gupta_(judge))|Prakash Chandra Verma ''(acting)''}} | office5 = Judge of [Kerala High Court](/source/Kerala_High_Court) | term_start5 = 24 September 2001 | term_end5 = 19 March 2005 | nominator5 = [A. S. Anand](/source/A._S._Anand) | appointer5 = [K. R. Narayanan](/source/K._R._Narayanan) | status6 = [Acting](/source/Acting_(law)) [Chief Justice](/source/Chief_Justice) | term_start6 = 2 March 2005 | term_end6 = 18 March 2005 | appointer6 = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam) | predecessor6 = [B. Subhashan Reddy](/source/B._Subhashan_Reddy) | successor6 = {{ubl|[Rajiv Gupta](/source/Rajiv_Gupta_(judge))|[K. S. Radhakrishnan](/source/K._S._Panicker_Radhakrishnan) ''(acting)''}} | term_start7 = 18 November 2004 | term_end7 = 20 November 2004 | appointer7 = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam) | predecessor7 = [N. K. Sodhi](/source/Nauvdip_Kumar_Sodhi) | successor7 = [B. Subhashan Reddy](/source/B._Subhashan_Reddy) | term_start8 = 2 October 2002 | term_end8 = 1 November 2002 | appointer8 = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam) | predecessor8 = [B. N. Srikrishna](/source/B._N._Srikrishna) | successor8 = [Jawahar Lal Gupta](/source/Jawahar_Lal_Gupta) | office9 = Judge of [Delhi High Court](/source/Delhi_High_Court) | term_start9 = 5 August 1994 | term_end9 = 23 September 2001 | nominator9 = [M. N. Venkatachaliah](/source/M._N._Venkatachaliah) | appointer9 = [S. D. Sharma](/source/S._D._Sharma) | office10 = Judge of [Kerala High Court](/source/Kerala_High_Court) | term_start10 = 6 July 1994 | term_end10 = 4 August 1994 | nominator10 = [M. N. Venkatachaliah](/source/M._N._Venkatachaliah) | appointer10 = [S. D. Sharma](/source/S._D._Sharma) | education = B.Sc. & B.L. | alma_mater = [Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram](/source/Government_Law_College%2C_Thiruvananthapuram)
[St. Berchmans College](/source/St._Berchmans_College) Changanacherry | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [Kaipuzha](/source/Kaipuzha), [Kottayam](/source/Kottayam) | spouse = Smt. Biby | children = Four }} '''Cyriac Joseph''' (born 28 January 1947) is a retired judge of the [Supreme Court of India](/source/Supreme_Court_of_India), who served from 7 July 2008 to 27 January 2012.{{cite news|title=Vikramjit Sen, Gopalagowda, Eqbal to join Supreme Court soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vikramjit-sen-gopalagowda-eqbal-to-join-supreme-court-soon/article4168006.ece|work=The Hindu|date=5 December 2012 |accessdate=19 May 2013|quote=After the retirement of Justice Cyriac Joseph in January this year, there was no representation for Christians and Justice Sen will fill this vacancy.}}{{cite news|title=Justice Cyriac Joseph appointed SC judge|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/justice-cyriac-joseph-appointed-sc-judge_451594.html|accessdate=19 May 2013|newspaper=Zee News|date=27 June 2008}}[http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/cjoseph.htm Website Supreme Court of India] ==Early life== Joseph was born in [Kaipuzha](/source/Kaipuzha), Kottayam Kerala on 28 January 1947. He completed his education from [Kaipuzha](/source/Kaipuzha) St. Margarette's U.P.School, [Kaipuzha](/source/Kaipuzha) St. George's High School, Palai St Thomas College, [St. Berchmans College](/source/St._Berchmans_College) Changanacherry and [Trivandrum](/source/Trivandrum) Government Law College.[http://www.knanaya.us/id33.html Website Knanaya Community] His marriage was held in Collective Wedding (Samooha vivaham) conducted by Knanaya Community, in which he was a leader, to give message to community to reduce marriage extravagances. ==Career== He started his career in advocacy on 12 October 1968 and started practicing in District Court Kottayam and then shifted to [Kerala High Court](/source/Kerala_High_Court) at [Ernakulam](/source/Ernakulam). He served as Government Pleader in Kerala High Court from 1976 to 1979, as Senior Government Pleader in Kerala High Court from 1979 to 1987, as Additional Advocate General of [Kerala](/source/Kerala) State from 6 July 1991 to 5 July 1994. He was appointed permanent judge of Kerala High Court on 6 July 1994. Thereafter, on 5 August 1994 he has been transferred to [Delhi High Court](/source/Delhi_High_Court) and transferred back to Kerala High Court on 24 September 2001. He was the Chief Justice of [Uttarakhand High Court](/source/Uttarakhand_High_Court) and [Karnataka High Court](/source/Karnataka_High_Court). He became a judge of Supreme Court of India on 7 July 2008 and served until 27 January 2012. After retirement, he was supposed to have been nominated as the Chairman of the [Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal](/source/Telecom_Disputes_Settlement_and_Appellate_Tribunal) (TDSAT). That appointment was put on hold following Telecom Minister [Kapil Sibal](/source/Kapil_Sibal)'s reservations about the appointment since the judge had been criticised for his style of functioning by an intelligence agency of the government.{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Rohini|title=TDSAT chief selection runs into Kapil Sibal firewall|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437192_1_tdsat-telecom-disputes-settlement-chief-justice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409204005/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437192_1_tdsat-telecom-disputes-settlement-chief-justice|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2013|accessdate=16 May 2013|newspaper=Economic Times|date=4 March 2013}} Subsequently, the government has been trying to appoint him as a member of the [National Human Rights Commission](/source/National_Human_Rights_Commission_of_India) but the opposition [BJP](/source/BJP) has been staunchly opposed to the idea.{{cite web|last=Malik|first=Surabhi|title=Government and BJP clash over NHRC appointment yet again|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/government-and-bjp-clash-over-nhrc-appointment-yet-again-367725|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=16 May 2013}} [The Sunday Guardian](/source/The_Sunday_Guardian) reported that Justice Joseph delivered only 10 judgements during his tenure of 1300 days.{{cite news|title=Judge Cyriac of NHRC fame gave 10 verdicts in 1,300 days|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/judge-cyriac-of-nhrc-fame-gave-10-verdicts-in-1300-days|accessdate=19 May 2013|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|date=18 May 2013|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725234022/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/judge-cyriac-of-nhrc-fame-gave-10-verdicts-in-1300-days|url-status=dead}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Cyriac}} Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Indian judges Category:21st-century Indian judges Category:Chief justices of the Karnataka High Court Category:Chief justices of the Uttarakhand High Court Category:Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, alumni Category:Judges of the Delhi High Court Category:Judges of the Kerala High Court Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of India Category:Malayali people Category:Ombudsmen in India Category:People from Kottayam district --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cyriac Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyriac_Joseph) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyriac_Joseph?action=history)). 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