O. P. Verma

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Om Prakash Verma (20 March 1937 – 8 December 2015) was an Indian administrator. He was the Governor of Punjab (2003–04), Governor of Haryana (briefly during July 2004), Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and the chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Human Rights Commission. He was born in Garhmukteshwar District, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was also the Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh before taking over the Governorship of Punjab.[1][2][3]

Justice (Retired)
Om Prakash Verma
Governor of Punjab
Administrator of Chandigarh
In office
8 May 2003 – 3 November 2004
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh
Preceded byJ. F. R. Jacob
Succeeded byAkhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
(Additional charge)
Governor of Haryana
Additional charge
In office
2 July 2004 – 7 July 2004
Chief MinisterOm Prakash Chautala
Preceded byBabu Parmanand
Succeeded byAkhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office
20 November 1997 – 19 March 1999
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byU. P. Singh
Succeeded byArijit Pasayat
Personal details
Born(1937-03-20)20 March 1937
Died8 December 2015(2015-12-08) (aged 78)

He read law at the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Rahul (3 May 2003). "Governor-designate sees himself as people's man". Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. ^ "States of India since 1947". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Punjab Governor Om Prakash Verma died in Ghaziabad". jagran. 8 December 2015.