Deepak Verma (judge)

Hon’ble Justice (Retd.) Deepak Verma
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office 11 May 2009 – 27 August 2012[1]
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office 4 March 2009 – 10 May 2009
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office 2 January 2008 – 3 March 2009
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-28) 28 August 1947 (age 74) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Shevanti Verma
Children	2
Occupation	Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Former Supreme Court Justice
Website	http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/chief-justice-judges

Justice Deepak Verma is an Indian jurist and a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He now works as an independent arbitrator and mediator in domestic and international disputes as well as an expert on matters of Indian law before foreign courts and international tribunals.^[2][3][4] Before being appointed as an appellate court judge, he practiced as a civil and commercial disputes lawyer for over two decades and was widely acknowledged for representing the cause of poor litigants.^[5] He has been the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka^[6][7] and Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.^{[8][9][10][11]} In 2003, he was additionally appointed as the Welfare Commissioner to Bhopal Gas Victims for disbursing the amount of compensation to the victims of the Bhopal Disaster and during his tenure, he is known to have disposed of all matters pending before him by holding sittings even during public holidays.^[12] He also serves as Chairperson and member of the Advisory Committee of several renowned academic institutions and universities in India.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Scholarly Work[]

He is the revising author of the leading Commentary on Indian Civil Procedure Code, Mulla, 19th Edition [3 Volumes] along with Justice C.K.Prasad and Supreme Court Advocate Namit Saxena. He is also the revising author of the Civil Procedure Code, Mulla, 17th Edition [Abridged Version] along with Supreme Court Advocate Namit Saxena. Both books have been published by Lexis Nexis.^[17][18][19]

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