Ratnavel Pandian
Honourable Justice S Ratnavel Pandian | |
|---|---|
Chief Justice, Madras High Court | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1929 Thiruppudaimaruthur, ) |
Justice S. Rathinavel Pandian[1] (13 March 1929 - 28 February 2018)[2] was a Judge of the Supreme Court[3] of India.[4] He was a versatile personality who worked in politics before entering the legal profession.
In the Supreme Court of India, he was one among the nine judges in the Constitution Bench which heard the famous Mandal Commission Case "Indira Sawhney vs Union of India".[5] In that judgment delivered in 1992, the reservation for the backward classes was affirmed.
Since his retirement in 1994, he has been the Chairman of the 5th Pay Commission of India and submitted his final report in April 1997.[6]
On August 14, 2006, he took charge as the Chairman of the
Early life and education
Born in Tirupudaimarudur,
Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian is survived by five sons and a daughter. His son Ratnavel pandian Subbaiah, is a sitting judge of the Madras High Court.[8]
In politics
Mr. Ratnavel Pandian was the District Secretary of the
As an Advocate
In the early days Mr. Ratnavel Pandian, took his apprenticeship with Mr. K. Narayanasamy, Senior Advocate. After Mr. K. Narayanasamy Mudaliar became a Judge of the Madras High Court, Mr. Pandian worked as a Junior Advocate with Mr. Cellapandian and with Mr. Rajagopala Iyer. After seventeen years as a lawyer, he was appointed the Attorney General of the Chennai High Court in the Year 1971.[9]
As a High Court Judge
Mr. Ratnavel Pandian was elevated as a Judge of the Madras High Court in 1974.
Statue of Manu Neethi Chola
The statue of
As a Supreme Court Judge
On December 14, 1988, he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. On March 12, 1994, he retired from his service as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Life Time Achievement Award
Madras Bar Association had given "Life Time Achievement Award" to Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian. It was presented by Mr. Justice Sathish K. Agnihotri Acting Chief Justice, Madras High Court on June 21, 2014.[10]
References
- ^ "Supreme Court of India - Former Judges". 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Former Supreme Court judge Ratnavel Pandian dead". The Statesman. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Former Judges".
- ^ "Chief Justice & Judges | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA". main.sci.gov.in. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Mandal Commission Case (Indra Sawhney v Union of India)". The Fact Factor. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Pay Commission of India".
- ^ "National Commission for Backward Classes".
- ^ "Ratnavel Pandiayan".
- ^ "Justice S.Rathnavel Pandian: A tribute". Lawyersclubindia. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Award" (PDF).