Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah

Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah (E. S. Venkataramiah) (December 18, 1924 – September 24, 1997^[1]) was the 19th Chief Justice of India, serving from June 19, 1989 until his retirement on December 17, 1989.

He began his legal career in 1946, and was appointed as a Judge of Karnataka High Court in November 1970.

In March 1979, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and he became Chief Justice of India in June 1989.Incidentally he is the first person from Karnataka to become the Chief Justice of India

External links

• Brief biography at http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/

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