Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati was born on 21st December 1921 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He held office from 12 July 1985 until his retirement on 20 December 1986. Along with Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, he is considered a pioneer of judicial activism in India. He brought the ideas of public interest ... Read More

In his nearly four-decade legal career, Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has served as panel counsel for numerous government agencies as well as at least two high courts and the Supreme Court. Who is NV Ramana? President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice NV Ramana as the 48th Chief Justice of India ... Read More

On July 20, 1969, Justice Hidayatullah took the oath of office as India's acting president. He held the position until the late V.V. Giri took the oath of office as the republic's legitimately elected president. He was unanimously chosen to serve as India's Vice President following his retirement as the ... Read More

Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg was born on 22nd February, 1913 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He mostly handled situations involving criminal and constitutional law. His writings on property law and service law decisions are also included. He was preceded by Justice A.N Ray and succeeded by Justice Y. V. Chandrachud. He ... Read More

Visheshwar Nath Khare, the Chief Justice, was born in Allahabad on May 2, 1939. On November 28, 1961, he joined the Allahabad Bar after receiving his L.L.B. from Allahabad University and set up a residence close to his family. Before being appointed as a permanent judge in the Allahabad High ... Read More

S.R. Das was a native of Calcutta, West Bengal who came from the illustrious Baidya Das family (formerly Dasgupta) of Telirbagh. He was the son of Binodini Das and Rakhal Chandra Das. The former Swapna Majumdar, a former ICS officer and daughter of S.B. Majumdar, was married to Sudhi Ranjan ... Read More

The 21st Chief Justice of India, Ranganath Misra (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012), presided from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He also served as the nation of India's National Human Rights Commission's first chairman. Personal Details On November 25, 1926, Ranganath Misra was born in ... Read More

Chief Justice Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar served as India's seventh chief justice. Gajendragadkar J.'s extensive judicial record reveals him to be a steadfast supporter of labor rights, "the Court's greatest assenter" in its 75-year post-independence history, and the Chairman of the Sixth Law Commission of India, which was established during the ... Read More

In 1950, Justice Lalit Mohan Sharma began his practice as an advocate at the Patna High Court. In 1957, he registered as a Supreme Court advocate, and in 1958, he was appointed Senior Advocate. In 1973, he was sworn in as a Patna High Court judge. Personal Details Lalit Mohan ... Read More

Justice Koka Subba Rao was born on July 15, 1902, in Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh). Rao J. wrote 42 solo dissents while he was on the SC's bench; some even referred to him as the "greatest dissenter in Indian judicial history." It's interesting to note that none of these dissents were ... Read More