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Name
  
Ranganath Misra

Succeeded by
  
Ranganath Misra Honble Mr Justice Ranganath Misra Former Chief Justice of India


Born
  
25 November 1926Banapur, Odisha (
1926-11-25
)

Alma mater
  
Ravenshaw CollegeAllahabad University

Died
  
September 13, 2012, Bhubaneswar

Books
  
Mayne's Hindu Law & Usage

Education
  
University Of Allahabad, Ravenshaw College

Appointed by
  
Ramaswamy Venkataraman

Hon ble mr justice ranganath misra former chief justice of india


Ranganath Misra MA, LLM (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) was as the 21st Chief Justice of India, serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998-2004.

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Background and family

Ranganath Misra was born on 25 November 1926 in Banapur, Odisha into an Odia Brahmin family. His father, Godavaris Mishra (sometimes spelt Godabarish Misra), was an Odia litterateur and congress politician who became education minister or Orissa state in 1941 while India was still under British rule. In this capacity, Godavaris was instrumental in the founding of Utkal University.

Ranganath was the youngest of three sons. His eldest brother, Lokanath Misra, was a prominent politician belonging to Swatantra Party (led by Rajaji) and later the Janata Party. He served for several terms as a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian parliament) and also as governor of Assam and Nagaland. His son, Pinaki Misra, is a Lok Sabha MP belonging to the Biju Janata Dal. Ranganath's second brother, Raghunath Misra, was a politician belonging to the Congress party who was elected to the Orissa Legislative Assembly from the Banpur constituency. His son, Dipak Misra, is to serve as Chief Justice of India for fourteen months beginning August 2017.

Ranganath studied in Banpur High School and P.M. Academy and later at Ravenshaw College and Allahabad University. At a young age, he was married to Sumitra Misra, a lady of his own community and similar background. In 1950, they were blessed with a son, Devananda Misra, who became a lawyer and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and the Orissa High Court. Devananda died in 2009, aged 59, leaving both his parents bareft with grief.

Dipak Misra the 45th CJI of India is his Nephew.

On 18 September 1950 he got enrolled as advocate of Orissa High Court, Cuttack where he practiced law until 1969 when he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. From 6 November 1980 to 16 January 1981 he was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, and from 16 January 1981 he was appointed as the permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court. He was then appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1983. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 25 September 1990 and retired on 24 November 1991.

Retirement and death

He served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association since 1992. He became the first Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India in 1993. He was member of Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004 from the Congress Party headed by Sonia Gandhi.

After prolonged illness, Rangnath Misra died on 13 September 2012 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was survived by his wife Sumitra Misra and grandson Anand Misra. His son, Devananda Misra (father of Anand) had died in 2009.

References

Ranganath Misra Wikipedia


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