Retired Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council.

• In a communication to Justice Lokur, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the retired top court judge would head the council which also comprises other distinguished jurists.
• Born in 1953, Justice Lokur was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on June 4, 2012. He demitted office on December 30, 2018, upon attaining the age of superannuation.
• In 2019, Justice Lokur was appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel.
• He was the first Indian judge to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of another country.