Dakshina Kannada origin Justice S. Abdul Nazeer next Vice President

Dakshina Kannada: Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned from the post of Vice President of India, effective July 21, 2025. His resignation was accepted by President Droupadi Murmu. In latest report Dakshina Kannada origin Justice S. Abdul Nazeer next Vice President.

This comes amidst reports of current Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation due to health reasons. Some report says that Dakshina Kannada origin Justice S. Abdul Nazeer is next Vice President of India.  Justice S. Abdul Nazeer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and currently serves as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

He hails from Karnataka and has been part of several landmark judgments during his tenure in the Supreme Court, including the Ayodhya land dispute case and the demonetisation case. It’s important to note that this is a developing story, and while his name is being widely discussed as a potential candidate, the official selection process would involve nominations and an election by members of both Houses of Parliament.

Justice S. Abdul Nazeer was born on January 5, 1958, in Beluvai, near Moodbidri, in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. He is the son of Fakir Saheb and has five siblings. He grew up in Beluvai and Moodbidri.

He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree from Mahaveera College, Moodbidri. He then went on to study law, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degrees from SDM Law College, Mangalore (formerly known as “Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College”).

After completing his law degree, Justice Nazeer enrolled as an advocate on February 18, 1983. He practiced at the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore for 20 years, focusing on tax and civil laws.

In May 2003, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court. He became a Permanent Judge of the same High Court on September 24, 2004. He served at the Karnataka High Court for almost 14 years.

Supreme Court of India Judge (2017-2023):

In February 2017, Justice Nazeer was elevated to the Supreme Court of India. He was notably the third judge to be directly elevated to the Supreme Court without first serving as the Chief Justice of a High Court. During his tenure at the Supreme Court, he was part of several significant benches and delivered notable judgments.

Some of the key cases he was involved in include:

The Ayodhya land dispute case (2019), where he was part of the five-judge bench that delivered the historic verdict in favor of the construction of a Ram Mandir. The Triple Talaq case (2017), where he was the lone Muslim judge on the multi-faith bench. While he upheld the validity of Triple Talaq based on Muslim Sharia Law, the practice was eventually barred by a 3:2 majority of the bench.

The Fundamental Right to Privacy case (2017), where he was a member of the nine-judge bench that unanimously declared privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Demonetisation Scheme case (2023), where he led a five-judge Constitution Bench that upheld the Union’s 2016 demonetisation policy.

A case regarding the Freedom of Speech and Expression under Article 19(1)(a), where a Constitution Bench led by him held that it can only be restricted under the limitations given in Article 19(2). He retired from the Supreme Court on January 4, 2023.

Governor of Andhra Pradesh (2023-Present):

Shortly after his retirement from the Supreme Court, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer was appointed as the 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh on February 12, 2023. He assumed office on February 24, 2023.

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