Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah

M. N. Venkatachaliah
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(s)	Parvathi Venkatachaliah

M. N. Venkatachaliah (born 25 October 1929) was the 25th Chief Justice of India.^[1][2][3][4] 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), a Modern Gurukula, a place where the teacher-student interaction occurs in the backdrop of the process of Integral Education that includes the five dimensions of: Intellectual, Cultural, Physical, Service and Devotional.^{[5] [6]} 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.^[7]

He earned not only Bachelor in Science but also Bachelor in Law from the University of Mysore. He started practicing law in 1951. He was appointed Permanent Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 6 November 1975. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 5 October 1987. Finally, he became the 25th Chief Justice of India on 12 February 1993 and subsequently retired on 24 October 1994.^[7][8]

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.^[9]

He served as the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1996-1998 and in 2000 he headed National Commission to review the working of the Constitution.^{[10][11][12][13]}

He is currently serving as the chancellor of the Sri Sathya Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam

Honors

• Padma Vibhushan - India's Second Highest Civilian Honour from the President of India in 2004.
• Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) - Pondicherry University ^[14]
• Doctor of Laws (LL.D) (honoris causa) - Manipal University ^[15][16]
• Honorary Doctorate from Rani Channamma University, Belgaum ^[17][18][19]

References

1. M. N. Venkatachaliah
2. M.N. Venkatachaliah | GRAAM
3. Parliamentary panel on Lokpal calls ex-CJIs MN Venkatachaliah, JS Verma - India - DNA
4. Kalidas Ghalib Foundation
5. Former CJI M.N. Venkatachaliah is chancellor of Sri Satya Sai Institute - Deccan Chronicle
6. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning - Key University Officers
7. "People Behind the Movement". Archived from the original on 17 Apr 09. Retrieved 4 December 2012. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
8. People
9. http://www.mraindia.org/disha/disha_jan04/center.html
10. rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/Justice M N Venkatachaliah
11. Ncrwc - Final Report
12. Judicial reforms cannot ignore public perceptions - The New Indian Express
13. An exercise to watch
14. Honorary doctorate for Nirupama Rao - The Hindu
15. Manipal University (via noodls) / The 15th Convocation was unique
16. http://www.manipal.edu/NewsRoom/Documents/Invitation_Convocation%202012.pdf
17. ‘Give a boost to R&D, science’ - The Hindu
18. RCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 | Karnataka News | newkerala.com
19. RCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 - Chennaionline News

External links

• Bio details, Supreme Court of India