Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar

Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar or M. P. Thakkar (born 4 November 1923, date of death unknown) was an Indian judge who was a Justice of the Supreme Court of India, and Chairman of Twelfth Law Commission of India.

[citation needed] Thakkar practised on Civil, Criminal, Income-Tax, Industrial Disputes and Company matters before the then Saurashtra High Court at Rajkot and Bombay High Court.

[citation needed] He was appointed the Judge in City Civil and Sessions Court on 23 January 1963.

Thakkar was elevated to the post of Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court on 20 August 1981.

[5][6] After his retirement, Justice Thakkar was appointed Chairman of Twelfth Law Commission of India in 1988.