Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah (born 25 October 1929) was the 25th Chief Justice of India. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed University) and on the Advisory Board of Foundation for Restoration of National Values, a society established in 2008 that strives to restore National and Cultural Values of India.[1]
Manepalli Venkatachaliah | |
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| 25th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 12 February 1993 – 24 October 1994 | |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | L.M. Sharma |
| Succeeded by | A.M. Ahmadi |
| 2nd Chairman National Human Rights Commission | |
| In office 26 November 1996 – 24 October 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1929 |
| Spouse | Parvathi Venkatachaliah |
He earned Bachelor of Science from University of Mysore and Bachelor Bachelor of Laws from the Bangalore university. He started practicing law in 1951. He was appointed Permanent Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 6 November 1975. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 5 October 1987. Finally, he became the 25th Chief Justice of India on 12 February 1993 and subsequently retired on 24 October 1994.[1][2]
Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Venkatachaliah authored 90 judgments and sat on 482 benches.[3]
Post retirement, he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance in 2003.[4]
He served as the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1996-1998[citation needed] and in 2000 he headed National Commission to review the working of the Constitution.[5][6]
He is currently[when?] serving as the chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam.[7]
Honours
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- Padma Vibhushan - India's Second Highest Civilian Honour from the President of India in 2004.
- Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) - Pondicherry University[8]
- Doctor of Laws (LL.D) (honoris causa) - Manipal University[9]
- Honorary Doctorate from Rani Channamma University, Belagavi[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "People Behind the Movement". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ People
- ^ "M.N Venkatachaliah". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Center for Governance". Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2006.
- ^ Judicial reforms cannot ignore public perceptions – The New Indian Express
- ^ An exercise to watch
- ^ "Former CJI M.N. Venkatachaliah is chancellor of Sri Satya Sai Institute - Deccan Chronicle". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Honorary doctorate for Nirupama Rao – The Hindu
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ‘Give a boost to R&D, science’ - The Hindu
- ^ RCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 | Karnataka News | newkerala.com
- ^ RCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 – Chennaionline News Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Shri M.N. Venkatachaliah is the Chairman of the Selection Jury of Mahaveer Awards presented by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation [1]
External links
edit- ^ "25th Mahaveer awards announced". The Hindu. 28 April 2022.