What is Altamas Kabir?
'''Altamas Kabir''' (19 July 1948 &ndash; 19 February 2017) was an Indian lawyer and judge. He served as the 39th [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] to the [[Supreme Court of India]] from 29 September 2012 through 18 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Justice Altamas Kabir takes oath as CJI|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/justice-altamas-kabir-takes-oath-as-cji_802612.html|access-date=29 September 2012|newspaper=Zee News|date=29 September 2012}}</ref> He was born and raised in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. Kabir died of [[kidney disease]] in Kolkata on 19 February 2017, aged 68. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/sjud/akabir.htm Profile at Supreme Court of India's official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabir, Altamas}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney disease]] [[Category:Indian lawyers]] [[Category:Chief justices of India]] {{bio-stub}}