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Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah: Former Chief Justice of India
Justice Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah was born on December 18th 1924. He served on benches that handed down 720 judgements during his time in the Supreme Court. He wrote 256 of these decisions. He passed away on September 24th 1997, from a heart attack. He was preceded by Justice Raghunandan Swarup Pathak and succeeded by Justice Sabyasachi Mukharji.
Early Life and Education
Justice E. S. Venkataramiah has done his schooling at a government primary school in Pandavapura, graduated from the Maharaja College of Mysore, and obtained his bachelor degree in law from the Lakhamangouda Law College of Belgaum.
Career
Justice Justice Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiahwas began his legal career during the following time period −
On January 5th, 1948, he registered as an attorney with the Karnataka High Court (then known as the High Court of Mysore).
Beginning in June 1969, he was a Special Government pleader. He held this office up till his appointment as Advocate General of Mysore on March 5th, 1970.
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on June 25th, 1970.
He was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court on October 11th, 1970, and he held that position for over nine years.
He was given a promotion to the Supreme Court on March 8th, 1979. On June 19th, 1989, he was appointed Chief Justice of India, and on December 17th of the same year, he announced his retirement.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah |
| Date of Birth | 18th December, 1924 |
| Alma Mater | Lakhamangouda Law College, Belgaum |
| Official Tenure | 19th June, 1989 – 17th December, 1989 |
| President | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | R.S. Pathak |
| Succeeded by | Sabyasachi Mukharji |
| As Judge | Special Government Pleader Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court Permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court Judge of the Supreme Court Chief Justice of India |
Notable Judgements
The notable judgments are −
Indian Express Newspapers vs. Union of India (1986 AIR 515, 1985 SCR (2) 287)
In this instance case, the petitioners that the contested the import tax imposed on newspapers under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. They claimed that the decline in newspaper readership and damage to free speech resulted from the cost increases. A three-judge panel chaired by Chief Justice Venkataramiah concluded that any taxes of the newspaper sector must stay within acceptable bounds in order to avoid restricting the right to free speech. The Bench then gave the Government the order to reconsider its newspaper taxation policy.
M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (1988 AIR 1115, 1988 SCR (2) 530)
In this instance case, the tanneries in Kanpur were ordered to close by a bench chaired by Chief Justice Venkataramiah. One of the earliest decisions to broaden the Constitution's right to a clean environment is this one. According to the ruling, tanneries cannot be allowed to operate without a primary treatment facility since they are releasing harmful effluents into the Ganga River. The Bench ordered the tanneries to set up treatment facilities right once in order to reduce the negative consequences of the effluents.
FAQs
Q1. Who had appointed Justice Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah as the chief justice of India?
Ans. The former President Ramaswamy Venkataraman had appointed him the Chief Justice of India on 19 June 1989.
Q2. Before being appointed as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India, which High Court Justice Venkataramiah served?
Ans. Before being appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court of India, justice Venkataramiah was appointed as the judge of the Karnataka High Court.
Q3. What do you call a five-judge bench?
Ans. A Bench of at least five judges must resolve "any issue presenting a serious point of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution" which is known as Constitution Bench.
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