Not one to ever lose his cool in court or outside, Justice Kabir, as jurist Soli Sorabjee said on Sunday, was an “erudite” judge who heard counsel patiently even when they spoke about irrelevant things. Not one to ever lose his cool in court or outside, Justice Kabir, as jurist Soli Sorabjee said on Sunday, was an “erudite” judge who heard counsel patiently even when they spoke about irrelevant things. JUSTICE ALTAMAS Kabir, the 39th Chief Justice of India (CJI) for nine months — between September 29, 2012 and July 18, 2013 — died on Sunday at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata after prolonged illness. After the infamous December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder of a young girl in Delhi, Kabir gave voice to the pent up anger of the entire country. Not one to ever lose his cool, Kabir, as jurist Soli Sorabjee said on Sunday, was an “erudite” judge who heard counsel patiently even when they spoke about irrelevant things.

Source: Indian Express February 19, 2017 20:12 UTC