Justice B.S. Chauhan

Dr. Justice B.S. Chauhan

Former Judge Supreme Court of India 

Former Chairman, Law Commission of India

Dr. Justice B.S. Chauhan, was born on 2nd July, 1949 in Muzaffarnagar disrict of Uttar Pradesh. He achieved par excellence in academic field throughout. He received LL.B degree from the Banaras Hindu University in 1974. Thereafter, with foreign scholarship he was awarded Ph.D Degree from the Victoria University Manchester (U.K.) in 1979. He practiced law in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court. He was Appointed as a judge on 5th April, 1995, and served Allahabad High Court. He was and Rajasthan High Court. He was elevated as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on 16th July, 2008 and Judge of Supreme Court of India on 10 the May, 2009. After demetting the office from the Supreme Court from 1st July, 2014, he served as Chairman, Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, till joining the Law Commission of India as its Chairman on 15th March, 2016. He Served till 31st August, 2018. Under his chaimanship, the Commission Submitted about twenty reports to the Government. The reports on Advocates'' Act,

He has been busy in Arbitration proceedings, Legal Consultancy and at present heading the Commission of Enquiry in  Kanpur Police Officers