Doraiswamy Raju
Doraiswamy Raju or D. Raju (born 2 July 1939) was an Indian Judge and former Justice of The Supreme Court of India.
Career[]
Raju was graduated in 1959 and obtained B.L. degree in Law in 1961 from the Madras University. In 1962 he was enrolled as an advocate in Madras Bar Association[1] and started practice in various High Courts of India on Civil, Constitutional, Taxation and Land related matters. Raju worked as Standing Counsel for various Public Institutions and Undertakings of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Government including Food Corporation of India. He was designated as Senior Advocate of Madras High Court in 1987. He was appointed as the Judge of the same High Court in 1990. On 17 November 1995 Justice Raju became the Chairman, Advisory Board of COFEPOSA.[2] He was elevated in the post of Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court on 1 July 1998 and in 2000 he was appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Raju was retired from judgeship on 1 July 2004.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Association Member". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Judges". Retrieved 1 November 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Former Chief Justices". High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- 1939 births
- Living people
- University of Madras alumni
- Justices of the Supreme Court of India
- Chief Justices of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
- Judges of the Madras High Court
- 20th-century Indian judges
- 21st-century Indian judges