Justice Y.V. Chandrachud

Mr Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud; born in Poona on 12th July, 1920; early education in Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Poona; graduated in 1940 from the Elphinstone College, Bombay with History and Economics; passed the LL.B. examination of the University of Bombay (Law College, Poona) in 1942, First in First Class; won the following Scholarships and awards of the Bombay University ; (i) The Sir Nathubhai Mangaldas Legal Scholarship; (ii) The Judge Spencer Prize; (iii) Gussie K. Kanga Scholarship; Enrolled as an Advocate, High Court Bombay, in 1943; Part-time Professor of Law in Government Law College, Bombay, from 1949 to 1952;Appointed as an Assistant Government Pleader, High Court Bombay, in 1952 and as Government Pleader in 1958; Appointed Judge, High Court Bombay, on 19th March, 1961. Worked as (i) One-man Pay Commission for fixing pay-scales of Bombay Municipal Corporation Officers; (ii) Arbitrator in the dispute between the Bombay Electrical Supply & Transport Undertaking and the BEST Employees’ Union and as (iii) One-man Commission for inquiring into the circumstances leading to the death of Shri Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Appointed Judge, Supreme Court, on 28th August, 1972. Appointed as Chief Justice of India on 22.02.1978. Retired on 11.07.1985.