P. Jagan Mohan Reddy
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Justice P. Jagan Mohan Reddy was Chief Justice
of Andhra Pradesh High Court
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He was born on January 23, 1910. He practised in the High Courts of Bombay, Madras and Hyderabad during 1937-46. He served as deputy Secretary, Government of Hyderabad, Additional Judge, District and Sessions Judge, Additional Judge High Court, Hyderabad from 25 February 1945 till 16 November 1946.
He was Judge of Hyderabad High Court from 16 February 1952, Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh between 1956–66 and Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court between 1966–69; He was Judge, Supreme Court of India
, from 1969-1975.
Member, Syndicate and Dean, faculty of Law, Osmania University between 1952–59 and Vice-Chancellore, Osmania University
in 1975.
under Justice P. Jagan Mohan Reddy on June 9, 1977, to probe into the 1971 Nagarwala scandal
case.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
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He was born on January 23, 1910. He practised in the High Courts of Bombay, Madras and Hyderabad during 1937-46. He served as deputy Secretary, Government of Hyderabad, Additional Judge, District and Sessions Judge, Additional Judge High Court, Hyderabad from 25 February 1945 till 16 November 1946.
He was Judge of Hyderabad High Court from 16 February 1952, Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh between 1956–66 and Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court between 1966–69; He was Judge, Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
, from 1969-1975.
Member, Syndicate and Dean, faculty of Law, Osmania University between 1952–59 and Vice-Chancellore, Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
in 1975.
1971 Nagarwala scandal
A Commission of Inquiry was set up by Janata PartyJanata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
under Justice P. Jagan Mohan Reddy on June 9, 1977, to probe into the 1971 Nagarwala scandal
1971 Nagarwala scandal
On May 24, 1971, INR 60 lakh was withdrawn from the State Bank of India, Parliament Street branch, and given to a "Bangladesh ka babu" after the chief cashier, Ved Prakash Malhotra, got a call purportedly from Indira Gandhi then Prime Minister of India asking him to do so.Later it was discovered...
case.