Found 72 Articles for Jury & Judge

Justice Sam Piroj Bharucha was born on November 1st, 1936. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge of the Supreme Court. He served as CJI for more than a year. Justice Bharucha authored 344 decisions and was a part of 1307 bench in his entire career. He is renowned for his opinions on constitutional issues. He was preceded by Justice Adarsh Sein Anand and succeeded by Justice Bhupinder Nath Kirpal. Early Life and Education He was born in Sikkim. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He has done Bachelor of Science and later on attain ... Read More

Justice Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah was born on October 25th, 1929. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as CJI for more than a year. Justice Venkatachaliah authored 90 decisions and was a part of 482 benches in his Supreme Court career. He was preceded by Justice L.M. Sharma and succeeded by Justice A.M. Ahmadi. Early Life and Education He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He graduated from the University of Mysore with a Bachelor of Science and the University of Bangalore with a Bachelor of Laws. Career Justice Sam Piroj Bharucha began ... Read More

Justice Madhukar Hiralal Kania was born on November 18th, 1927. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as CJI for more than a year. Justice Madhukar Hiralal Kania authored 107 decisions and was a part of 454 bench in his Supreme Court career. He died on February 1st 2016 at the age of 88. He was preceded by Justice K.N. Singh and succeeded by Justice L.M. Sharma. Early Life and Education Kania received her education at the Government Law College in Bombay, Elphinstone College, Fellowship School, and St. Xavier's High School. The first Chief Justice ... Read More

Justice Madam Moham Punchhi was born on October 10th, 1933. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as CJI for less than a year. Justice Bharucha authored 142 decisions and was a part of 776 bench in his career at the Supreme Court. He died on June 17th, 2015 at the age of 81. He was preceded by Justice J. S. Verma and succeeded by Justice Adarsh Sein Anand. Early Life and Education Justice Punchhi was born in Punjab. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He had completed his Bachelor Degree of Law ... Read More

Justice Sabyasachi Mukharji was born on June 1st, 1927. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. Justice Lahoti authored 315 decisions and part of 597 benches during his 6-year tenure at the Supreme Court. Justice Mukharji passed away in London on September 25, 1990, from a heart attack (which made worse by diabetes). He was the second Chief Justice to pass away while serving. He was preceded by Justice E. S. Venkataramiah and succeeded by Justice Ranganath Misra. Early Life and Education Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), West Bengal. His father Rai ... Read More

Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born on June 1st, 1939. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as 34th Chief Justice of India; however, his service tenure was for less than a month. Judge Lahoti authored 426 decisions during his tenure at the Supreme Court. He was preceded by Justice V.N. Khare and succeeded by Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti. Early Life and Education Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He received his graduation degree from Raja Lakhamagouda Law College, Belgaum Karnataka University. Career Justice ... Read More

Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was born on November 1st, 1940. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as CJI for 17 months. Justice Lahoti authored 342 decisions during his almost 7-year term in the Supreme Court. He died on March 23rd, 2022 at the age of 81. He was preceded by Justice S. Rajendra Babu and succeeded by Justice Y. K. Sabharwal. Early Life and Education He was born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He received his graduation degree from Holkar College, Indore. Career Justice Ramesh Chandra ... Read More

Justice Raghunandan Swarup Pathak was born on November 25, 1924. The International Court of Justice in The Hague had four judges from India, and he was one of them. The other judges were Dalveer Bhandari, a former justice of the Supreme Court, who now sits on the World Court, Benegal Narsing Rau, who worked at the International Court of Justice from 1952 to 1953, and Nagendra Singh, who presided over from 1985 to 1988. Justice Pathak died of a heart attack in New Delhi on November 17, 2007, at the age of 82. Early Life and Education He was ... Read More

Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam was born on 27th April 1949 in Tamil Nadu. After his retirement, he was named the 21st Governor of Kerala from September 5, 2014, until September 4, 2019, following his retirement from the judiciary. After M. Patanjali Sastri, Sathasivam is the second judge from Tamil Nadu to hold the position of CJI. Moreover, he is the only former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be chosen as a state governor. He is the first Kerala Governor to be chosen by the Narendra Modi administration. During his seven years in the Supreme Court, he ... Read More

Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was born on December 23rd 1889, in Himachal Pradesh. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir under Maharaja Hari Singh and was a significant player in the state's annexation by India. He was the candidate for the Indian National Congress on the Radcliffe Commission that established the borders between India and Pakistan. Justice Mahajan established himself as a renowned attorney, esteemed jurist, and powerful politician. He was a sharp and frank judge who rendered numerous precedent-setting decisions. He died on December 11th 1967. He was preceded by Justice M. Patanjali Sastri and succeeded ... Read More