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| image = Justice H. L. Dattu BNC.jpg<br />
| name = H. L. Dattu<br />
| caption = <br />
| order = [[List of chief justices of India|42nd]]<br />
| office = Chief Justice of India<br />
| term_start = 28 September 2014<br />
| term_end = 2 December 2015<br />
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Rajendra Mal Lodha]]<br />
| successor = [[T. S. Thakur]]<br />
| office1 = Judge, Supreme Court of India<br />
| termstart1 = 17 December 2008<br />
| termend1 = 28 September 2014<br />
| office2 = Judge, [[High Court of Karnataka]]<br />
| termstart2 = 18 December 1995<br />
| termend2 = 12 February 2007<br />
| office3 = Chief Justice of [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]<br />
| termstart3 = 12 February 2007<br />
| termend3 = 18 May 2007<br />
| office4 = Chief Justice of [[Kerala High Court]]<br />
| termstart4 = 18 May 2007<br />
| termend4 = 17 December 2008<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|3|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Chikkapattanagere, [[Chikmagalur]], [[Mysore State]] (present-day [[Karnataka]]), India<br />
}}<br />
'''Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu ''' (born 3 December 1950) is a former [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/hldattu.htm|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu|work=Supreme Court of India|access-date=10 March 2010|archive-date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041929/http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/hldattu.htm|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the former chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]].<ref name=BStd20160229>{{Cite news |title=Justice H.L. Dattu joins NHRC as Chairperson |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/justice-h-l-dattu-joins-nhrc-as-chairperson-116022900488_1.html |date=29 February 2016 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Asian News International|ANI]] |access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> As the CJI he served for nearly 14 months, from 28 September 2014 to 2 December 2015. Before his elevation as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 17 December 2008; he had served as the Chief Justice of [[Kerala High Court]] and [[Chhattisgarh High Court]].<ref name=NIE>{{cite news|title=Justice H L Dattu Sworn-in as Chief Justice of India|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Justice-H-L-Dattu-Sworn-in-as-Chief-Justice-of-India/2014/09/28/article2453479.ece|access-date=28 September 2014|work=New Indian Express|agency=IANS & ENS|issue=IANS & ENS|date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=LI-app>{{cite news|title=Welcome Chief Justice of India HL Dattu: Sworn in for 14-month term|url=http://www.legallyindia.com/201409285127/Bar-Bench-Litigation/welcome-chief-justice-of-india-hl-dattu-sworn-in-for-14-month-term|access-date=28 September 2014|agency=IANS|issue=Legally India|date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=SCI>{{cite web|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice H.L. Dattu|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/hldattu.htm|publisher=Supreme Court of India|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922052108/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/hldattu.htm|archive-date=22 September 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=KHC>{{cite web|title=Chief Justice H. L. Dattu|url=http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/hldattu.html|publisher=Kerala High Court|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was born in Chikkapattanagere village in Chikmagalur district of [[Mysore State]] (present-day [[Karnataka]]). His father H L Narayanaswamy was an English teacher. He completed his early education in Kadur, Tarikere, and Birur, before moving to Bengaluru where he completed his [[LLB]].<ref name=NIE-hard>{{cite news|last1=Sarda|first1=Kanu|title=Hard Taskmaster Dattu Steps in as CJI|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Hard-Taskmaster-Dattu-Steps-in-as-CJI/2014/09/28/article2452710.ece|access-date=10 October 2014|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=IE-792014>{{cite web|last1=Anand|first1=Utkarsh|title=Next Chief Justice a ‘court employee’ who guards his personal space|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/next-chief-justice-a-court-employee-who-guards-his-personal-space/99/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Career ==<br />
===As a lawyer===<br />
Dattu was enrolled as an advocate at the bar on 23 October 1975. He practised at Bengaluru in civil, criminal, constitutional, and taxation matters. He appeared as government counsel in the Karnataka High court for the sales tax department from 1983 to 1990, government advocate from 1990 to 1993, standing counsel for the income tax department from 1992 to 1993, and a senior standing counsel for the Income Tax department from 1993 to 1995.<ref name=NIE /><ref name=LI-app /><br />
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===As a judge===<br />
Dattu was appointed a judge of the [[Karnataka High Court]] on 18 December 1995. Thereafter, on 12 February 2007; he was elevated as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. On 18 May 2007, he was transferred to head the Kerala High Court.<ref name=NIE /> On 5 September 2014, the [[President of India]] had appointed Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India, on the recommendation of CJI [[Rajendra Mal Lodha|{{nowrap|R M}} Lodha]]. On 28 September 2014, he was sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Justice HL Dattu appointed next Chief Justice of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Justice-HL-Dattu-appointed-next-Chief-Justice-of-India/articleshow/41843728.cms|access-date=7 September 2014|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> He held the post for a little over a year until his retirement on 2 December 2015, on turning 65 years of age – one of the longest tenures for a CJI in recent years.<ref name=NIE /><ref name=LI-app /><br />
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In February 2014, Dattu was nominated by then CJI [[P Sathasivam]] as the CJI's nominee to the five-membered panel to appoint the [[Lokpal]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Esthose Suresh|first1=Appu|title=CJI nominates Justice Dattu to Lokpal selection panel|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/cji-nominates-justice-dattu-to-lokpal-selection-panel/|access-date=15 October 2014|work=Indian Express|date=3 February 2014}}</ref> He is the visitor of [[Hidayatullah National Law University|Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur]].<ref name=HNLU>{{cite web|title=About HNLU|url=http://hnlu.ac.in/HNLU_New/home2/index.php/about-us/about-hnlu|publisher=Hidayatullah National Law University|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910021917/http://hnlu.ac.in/HNLU_New/home2/index.php/about-us/about-hnlu|archive-date=10 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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In February 2016, Dattu began serving as the chairperson of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]].<ref name=BStd20160229 /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Dattu is a connoisseur of [[Carnatic music]].<ref name=NIE /> He is known for his hard work and, is considered as a disciplinarian.<ref name=NIE-hard /><br />
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==Allegations==<br />
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Dattu had corruption charges levelled against him before he became chief justice. [[Markandey Katju|Justice Katju]] has taken up the issue in his blog posts, where he called for Dattu's impeachment on charges of corruption.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rao |first=Krishnaraj |title=Katju's challenge – Impeach Dattu or jail me for contempt |url=https://www.saddahaq.com/katjus-challenge-impeach-dattu-or-jail-me-for-contempt |date=13 June 2015 |website=Saddahaq.com |access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Katju |first=Markandey |title=The Supreme Court’s Remarks Against Sanjiv Bhatt Violate Its Own Earlier Verdicts |url=http://thewire.in/2015/10/15/the-supreme-courts-remarks-against-sanjiv-bhatt-violate-its-own-earlier-verdicts-13295/ |date=15 October 2015 |website=Thewire.in |access-date=15 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605064952/http://thewire.in/2015/10/15/the-supreme-courts-remarks-against-sanjiv-bhatt-violate-its-own-earlier-verdicts-13295/ |archive-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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Dattu was also involved in controversy after he asked for the names of whistleblowers to be revealed in the [[2G spectrum case]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gopinath |first=Vrinda |title=Chief Justice in Waiting HL Dattu is not good news for civil society and investigating journalists, says Vrinda Gopinath |url=http://www.altgaze.com/?p=1708 |date=24 September 2014 |website=Altgaze.com |access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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