Shanmughasundaram Mohan
Shanmughasundaram Mohan | |
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| Judge of the Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 5 February 1990 – 8 May 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1930 Madras University |
Shanmughasundaram Mohan (11 February 1930 – 27 December 2019) was former judge of the
Biography
Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born in
He was appointed Advocate General of Madras in 1971.[1] In February 1974, he was appointed additional judge of Madras High Court and became permanent Judge on 1 August 1975.[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on 19 October 1989, became Supreme Court Justice on 7 October 1991 and retired from the service on 10 February 1995.[1]
In the wake of removal of Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah in 1990, he served as Acting Governor of Karnataka state from 5 February 1990 to 8 May 1990.[1][3]
After retirement Justice Mohan was appointed chairman of the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards and Chairman of Pay Revision Committee of Public Sector Undertakings, Government of India.[4][5] In 2004, he was appointed by the Madras High Court to ensure free and fair elections in the BCCI.[4]
He died on 27 December 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[6]
Literary contributions
Mohan has authored 11 books in English on varied subjects and seven books in Tamil including a collections of poems.[3][4] He served as the president of the World Academy of Arts and Culture and was the president of the World Congress of Poets for six years during 2004–2010.[3][5] Justice Triumphs, Wild Blooms, Random Reflections, His Many Splendored Gem and Law and Social Justice are some of the books he wrote in English language.[5]
Awards and honors
- Sri Muthuswamy Iyer Scholarship.[1]
- Lakshminarasa Reddy Gold Medal[2]
- Madras University's gold medal for securing a first class in the law course in 1952[5]
- He was honored giving honorary doctorate degrees from four Universities, including three foreign Universities[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "S. MOHAN". karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Saxena, Akshita (27 December 2019). "Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Mohan Passes Away". www.livelaw.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former Karnataka Chief Justice S Mohan dies at 90". Deccan Herald. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Late Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Mohan" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Former top court judge S Mohan dead | Chennai News". The Times of India. 28 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.