Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, best known as R. S. Pathak (25 November 1924 – November 17, 2007) was a former Chief Justice of India. He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former vice-president of India. In November 2005, R. S. Pathak was appointed to enquire into alleged Indian links in the Oil-for-Food Programme. On August 3, 2006, he submitted his 90-page report which indicted suspended Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh.He was one of the two judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice. R. S. Pathak died on November 17, 2007, at the age of 82 following a heart attack.[1]
| Preceded by P. N. Bhagwati |
Chief Justice of India 21 December 1986– 6 June 1989 |
Succeeded by E. S. Venkataramiah |