T. S. Thakur
E524962
T. S. Thakur is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| T. S. Thakur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5486344 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T. S. Thakur Context triple: [Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, nominatedAsSupremeCourtJudgeBy, T. S. Thakur]
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A.
Chandeshwar Prasad Thakur
Chandeshwar Prasad Thakur was an Indian politician who served as a state governor, notably holding the gubernatorial post in Haryana.
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B.
Vinai Kumar Saxena
Vinai Kumar Saxena is an Indian administrator and former chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission who serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
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C.
J. B. Kripalani
J. B. Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the independence movement and early years of the republic.
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D.
J. N. Singh
J. N. Singh was a prominent political figure associated with the Natal Indian Congress, an organization that represented and advocated for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa.
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E.
Anant Singh
Anant Singh is a prominent South African film producer of Indian origin, best known for producing critically acclaimed anti-apartheid and socially conscious films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T. S. Thakur Target entity description: T. S. Thakur is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
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A.
Chandeshwar Prasad Thakur
Chandeshwar Prasad Thakur was an Indian politician who served as a state governor, notably holding the gubernatorial post in Haryana.
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B.
Vinai Kumar Saxena
Vinai Kumar Saxena is an Indian administrator and former chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission who serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
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C.
J. B. Kripalani
J. B. Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the independence movement and early years of the republic.
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D.
J. N. Singh
J. N. Singh was a prominent political figure associated with the Natal Indian Congress, an organization that represented and advocated for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa.
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E.
Anant Singh
Anant Singh is a prominent South African film producer of Indian origin, best known for producing critically acclaimed anti-apartheid and socially conscious films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
Indian jurist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAsChiefJusticeBy | Pranab Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeNumber | 43 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-01-04 ⓘ |
| education | University of Jammu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law ⓘ |
| fullName | Tirath Singh Thakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | T. S. Thakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedAsChiefJusticeBy | H. L. Dattu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as the 43rd Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ramban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Delhi ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| predecessorAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | H. L. Dattu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | Jagdish Singh Khehar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | 2017-01-03 ⓘ |
| termStartAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | 2015-12-03 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: T. S. Thakur Description of subject: T. S. Thakur is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
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