Shanmughasundaram Mohan | |
|---|---|
| Judge of theSupreme Court of India | |
| In office 7 October 1991 – 11 February 1995 | |
| Chief Justice of theMadras High Court | |
| In office 19 October 1989 – 26 October 1989 | |
| Acting Chief Justice of theMadras High Court | |
| In office 13 December 1988 – 18 October 1989 | |
| Chief Justice of theKarnataka High Court | |
| In office 26 October 1989 – 6 October 1991 | |
| Judge of theMadras High Court | |
| In office 1 August 1975 – 12 December 1988 | |
| Additional Judge of theMadras High Court | |
| In office February 1974 – 31 July 1975 | |
| ActingGovernor of Karnataka | |
| In office 5 February 1990 – 8 May 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1930-02-11)11 February 1930 |
| Died | 27 December 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 89) Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras,Madras University |
Shanmughasundaram Mohan (11 February 1930 – 27 December 2019) was a former judge of theIndia Supreme Court and former acting governor ofKarnataka state. He authored 11 books in English and seven books in Tamil.
Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born inUdumalpet ofCoimbatore district on 11 February 1930. After completing graduation fromPresidency College Madras, he did his bachelor's degree in law fromUniversity of Madras and Masters in Constitution and International Law.[1] Enrolled as advocate in theHigh Court of Madras in August 1954, he became government pleader in 1969.[1] From 1956 to 1966, Mohan served as a part-time lecturer inMadras Law College.[2]
He was appointed Advocate General of Madras in 1971.[1] In February 1974, he was appointed additional judge of Madras High Court and became permanent judge on 1 August 1975.[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of theKarnataka High Court on 19 October 1989, became Supreme Court Justice on 7 October 1991 and retired from the service on 10 February 1995.[1]
In the wake of removal ofPendekanti Venkatasubbaiah in 1990, he served as ActingGovernor of Karnataka state from 5 February 1990 to 8 May 1990.[1][3]
After retirement Justice Mohan was appointed 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 theBCCI.[4]
He died on 27 December 2019 atChennai,Tamil Nadu.[6]
Mohan has authored 11 books in English on varied subjects and seven books inTamil 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 andLaw and Social Justice are some of the books he wrote inEnglish language.[5]
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