Shanmughasundaram Mohan
Honourable Justice Shanmughasundaram Mohan | |
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Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
In office 1991 October 07 – 1995 February 11 | |
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court | |
In office 1989 October 19 – 1989 October 26 | |
Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court | |
In office 1988 December 13 – 1989 October 18 | |
Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court | |
In office 1989 October 26 – 1991 October 06 | |
Judge of the Madras High Court | |
In office 1975 August 01 – 1988 December 12 | |
Additional Judge of the Madras High Court | |
In office 1974 February – 1975 July 31 | |
Acting Governor of Karnataka | |
In office 1990 February 5 – 1990 May 8 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Udumalpet, Coimbatore district, British India | 11 February 1930
Died | 27 December 2019 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 89)
Citizenship | India |
Nationality | India |
Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras, Madras University |
Shanmughasundaram Mohan (1930 February 11 – 2019 December 27) was former Indian Supreme Court Judge and former Acting Governor of Karnataka state. He has authored 11 books in English and seven books in Tamil.
Biography[]
Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born in Udumalpet of Coimbatore district on 1930 February 11. After completing graduation from Presidency College Madras, he done his bachelor's degree in law from University of Madras and Masters in Constitution and International Law.[1] Enrolled as advocate in the High Court of Madras in August 1954, he became government pleader in 1969.[1] From 1956 to 1966, Mohan served as a part-time lecturer in Law College, Madras.[2]
He was appointed as Advocate General of Madras in 1971.[1] In February 1974, he was appointed as additional judge of Madras High Court and became permanent Judge on 1975 August 1.[1] He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court in 1989 October 19, became Supreme Court Justice on 1991 October 7 and retired from the service on 1995 February 10.[1]
In the wake of removal of Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah in 1990, he served as Acting Governor of Karnataka state from 1990 February 5 to 1990 May 8.[1][3]
After retirement Justice Mohan was appointed as 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 2019 December 27 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 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ a b Saxena, Akshita (2019-12-27). "Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Mohan Passes Away". www.livelaw.in. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ a b c Correspondent, Special (2019-12-28). "Justice Mohan, who served in Supreme Court, dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ a b c "Former Karnataka Chief Justice S Mohan dies at 90". Deccan Herald. 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Late Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Mohan" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ "Former top court judge S Mohan dead | Chennai News". The Times of India. 2019-12-28. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- 1930 births
- 2019 deaths
- 21st-century Indian judges
- Judges of the Madras High Court
- Chief Justices of the Madras High Court
- Chief Justices of the Karnataka High Court
- 20th-century Indian judges
- People from Coimbatore district
- 20th-century Indian lawyers
- Justices of the Supreme Court of India