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Justice K. T. Thomas is a former Indian judge of the Supreme Court, known for his strong opinions with regard to Indian socio-political milieu. He was awarded Padmabhushan by the Government of India in 2007 for his services in the field of social affairs. ==Biography== Kallupurackal Thomas Thomas, BA, BL was born in Kottayam district on 30 January 1937. After schooling at Baker Memorial School, he completed his Pre-University course from CMS college, Kottayam and B.A. at St. Albert's College, Ernakulam where he served as the College Union Chairman. He studied Law at Madras Law College.〔http://supremecourtcaselaw.com/jus_kthomas.htm〕 Thomas enrolled as an advocate in 1960 and started his career in Kottayam as a junior advocate to Joseph Maliakal, a leading lawyer of those days. Soon, he set up his private practice at District Court, Kottayam and later, at the High Court of Kerala. In 1977, he was directly selected as District and sessions Judge, securing first rank in the selection tests. He was promoted as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala in 1985 and served as the Acting Chief Justice in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India.〔 During his practice as an advocate, he led an Indian delegation to attend the World Conference on Peace held at Texas, USA in 1976. He has also served as the Chairman of one of the Commissions set up in the World Conference. Justice Thomas retired from service in 2002 and lives at Muttambalam in Kottayam district. He wrote a book, ''Honeybees of Solomon'', in 2008, his reminiscences as a judge for 25 years which has since been published in Malayalam in the name ''Solomontae Theneechakal''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. T. Thomas (Justice)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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