S. Rajendra Babu
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Justice S. Rajendra Babu | |
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 In 2004 | |
| 34th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 2 May 2004 – 1 June 2004 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Preceded by | V. N. Khare |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Chairman National Human Rights Commission | |
| In office 2 April 2007 – 31 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1939 |
| Nationality | Indian |
S. Rajendra Babu (born 1 June 1939) was the 34th
Biography
S. Rajendra Babu was born in
Professional career
Babu was appointed permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court in February 1988. He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 25 September 1997. On 2 May 2004, as the senior-most Puisne judge of the supreme court, he succeeded Justice V. N. Khare as Chief Justice of India. His tenure lasted less than a month, as he retired on 1 June 2004, upon his 65th birthday.
During his tenure in the Supreme Court, Babu delivered several landmark judgments in
) Act, 1986.Babu assumed the office of Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission[2] on 2 April 2007 and held tenure until 31 May 2009. He is the fifth Chairperson of the Commission.
Post judicial career
Babu presently hold (2014) the ICICI Chair (Professor) at the National Law School of India University. Deeply interested in Vedanta, Babu has been imparting training in community health work as the President of International Nursing Services Association for over 25 years.
Honours
Babu was conferred with an honorary doctorate by his
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