Prakash Chandra Tatia

Prakash Chandra Tatia (born 4 August 1951) is a retired Indian judge, who served as a former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and judge of the High Courts of Rajasthan and Delhi.

Life and career He enrolled as advocate in 1975 and practised for 26 years in Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur before being elevated to bench of the same high court on 11 January 2001. He served in Rajasthan High Court until he was transferred to Jharkhand High Court on 11 April 2011. In Jharkhand High Court he assumed charge as acting chief justice on 13 May 2011 due to retirement of the then chief justice Bhagwati Prasad and subsequently became permanent on 11 September 2011.

Post retirement career After retiring as chief justice of Jharkhand High Court on 3 August 2013, he was appointed as chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal on 23 August 2013. In March 2015 he was also appointed as the Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission. His appointment gave head to human rights panel after almost five years since retirement of justice Nagendra Kumar Jain. His tenure as human rights panel chief was marred with controversies as he advocated for banning live-in relationships in India, arguing that they are tantamount to "social terrorism" and that the status of women abandoned after live-in relationships is worse than that of divorced women. He supported "intense awareness campaigns" to inform women about the risks of live-in relationships. He resigned from the position of Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission on 25 November 2019, citing health and family reasons. After his term as chairman of human rights panel, he unsuccessfully challenged government in Rajasthan High Court to get dual pension as retired chief justice and as well as retired chairman of human rights commission.