New Delhi:
The judgement in the Jessica Lall murder case will be delivered by a two judge bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Swatanter Kumar.
Honourable Mr Justice P Sathasivam
- Enrolled as an Advocate on July 25, 1973 at Madras.
- Practiced in all types of Writ, Civil and Criminal matters, Company Petition, Insolvency Petitions, Habeas Corpus Petitions both on Original and Appellate sides of the Madras High Court.
- Worked as Government Advocate, Additional Government Pleader, Special Government Pleader in the Madras High Court.
- Also worked as Legal Adviser for several State owned Transport Corporations, Municipalities, Nationalized Banks etc.
- Appointed as a permanent Judge of the Madras High Court on January 8, 1996.
- Transferred to the Punjab & Haryana High Court on April 20, 2007.
- Appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 21, 2007.
- Due to retire on April 27, 2014.
Honourable Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar- Enrolled as an Advocate with the Delhi Bar Council on July 12, 1971.
- Practiced in various High Courts and the Supreme Court.
- Served as an Additional District & Sessions Judge in the Himachal Pradesh High Court from February, 1983 till his resignation in October, 1983, and thereafter resumed practice at New Delhi.
- Appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on November 10, 1994.
- Transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 30, 1994.
- Appointed permanent Judge on November 30, 1995.
- Transferred to Delhi on October 4, 2004.
- Appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on March 31, 2007.
- Appointed as Judge, Supreme Court of India on December 18, 2009.
- Due to retire on December 31, 2012.