Appointed by K. R. Narayanan Name Madan Punchhi | Nationality Indian Preceded by J. S. Verma | |
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Born 10 October 1933Pakpattan, Punjab ( 1933-10-10 ) | ||
Former cji madan mohan punchhi passes away cremated chandigarh
Madan Mohan Punchhi (10 October 1933 – 17 June 2015) was the 28th Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998.
He began his legal career in 1955, and was appointed as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in December-1982.
In October 1989, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became Chief Justice of India in January-1998. He is famous for his work in initiating the Punchhi commission which deals with matters pertaining to the Centre- State relations in India.
He was a resident of Chandigarh.
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