M. N. Venkatachaliah
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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 |
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]
He earned
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
He is currently[when?] serving as the chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam.[6] h
Honours
- Padma Vibhushan - India's Second Highest Civilian Honour from the President of India in 2004.
- Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) - Pondicherry University[7]
- Doctor of Laws (LL.D) (honoris causa) - Manipal University[8]
- Honorary Doctorate from Rani Channamma University, Belagavi[9][10][11]
References
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- ^ Judicial reforms cannot ignore public perceptions – The New Indian Express
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ RCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 – Chennaionline News Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Shri M.N. Venkatachaliah is a part of the selection jury in Mahaveer awards presented by Bhagwan Mahaveer Awards [1]
External links
- ^ "25th Mahaveer awards announced". The Hindu. 28 April 2022.