Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (born 13 March 1960) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is serving as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. He is former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Judge of Jharkhand High Court and Gujarat High Court.^[1][2][3]

Hon'ble Chairperson Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel
Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 March 2022
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Shiva Kirti Singh
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office 7 June 2019 – 12 March 2022
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Rajendra Menon
Succeeded by	Vipin Sanghi (acting)
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office 24 May 2019 – 6 June 2019
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Aniruddha Bose
Succeeded by	Prashant Kumar (acting)
In office 10 June 2017 – 10 August 2018
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Pradip Kumar Mohanty
Succeeded by	Aniruddha Bose
Judge of Jharkhand High Court
In office 3 February 2009 – 23 May 2019
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Judge of Gujarat High Court
In office 7 March 2004 – 2 February 2009
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-13) 13 March 1960 (age 65) Gujarat
Alma mater	L. A. Shah Law College

Career

Patel holds M.Sc. and L.L.M. degrees. He was born on 13 March 1960. He was enrolled as an advocate on 27 July 1984 and practiced in the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad. He was appointed an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court on 7 March 2004 and Permanent Judge on 25 January 2006. He was transferred as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court on 3 February 2009. He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on 24 May 2019. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 7 June 2019. He retired on 12 March 2022. He was appointed Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal on 14 March 2022.^{[citation needed]}