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Vikramajit Sen

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Vikramajit Sen
Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange
In office
22 May 2019 – 17 May 2022
Preceded bySethuraman Ravi
Succeeded byS. S. Mundra
Judge, Supreme Court of India
In office
24 December 2012 – 30 December 2015
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
(President of India)
Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court
In office
24 December 2011 – 24 December 2012
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
(President of India)
Preceded byJagdish Singh Khehar
Succeeded byDhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Personal details
Born (1950-12-31) 31 December 1950 (age 73)
NationalityIndian
EducationGraduation
Alma materCampus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

Vikramajit Sen (born 31 December 1950) is an Indian Judge, who has served as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2012 to 2015. He has also served as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court from 2011 to 2012. From May 2019 to May 2022, he served as the chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange.[1]

Education

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Sen was born into a Bengali Baidya Brahmin family. Sen pursued law from the prestigious Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He graduated in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Career

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On 7 July 1999, Sen was appointed an additional judge of the Delhi High Court and on 30 October 2000, he was appointed a permanent judge. On 12 September 2011 he was transferred to Karnataka High Court as an acting Chief Justice and subsequently on 24 December 2011, he assumed office as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. On 24 December 2012, he was elevated and appointed a judge at the Supreme Court of India.[2][3]

He is also the chairman of the three-member panel to investigate sexual harassment charges against S K Gangele, a sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.[4]

From May 2019 to May 2022, for a terms of 3 years, he served as the chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange. On 18 May 2022, he was succeeded by former RBI Deputy Governor S. S. Mundra.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "BSE appoints former Judge Sen and IAS officer Bose as directors". Moneylife. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Chief Justice of India & Sitting Hon'ble Judges Justice Vikramajit Sen". Supreme Court of India portal.
  3. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justice Mr. Vikramajit Sen" (PDF). Karnataka High Court. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "VP appoints panel (Justice Sen, Justice Chellar and KKV) to examine charges against MP High Court judge". 1, Law Street. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. ^ "BSE appoints S S Mundra as chairman". Deccan Herald. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.