V. S. Malimath

V. S. Malimath (12 June 1929 – 22 December 2015) was an Indian jurist, who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court[1] and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, and then member of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.[2]

Justice

V. S. Malimath
Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
In office
12 December 1991 – 11 June 1994
Appointed byR. Venkataraman
Preceded byAmitav Banerji
Succeeded byS. C. Mathur
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office
24 October 1985 – 11 June 1991
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byK. Bhaskaran
Succeeded byM. Jagannadha Rao
Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court
In office
6 February 1984 – 24 October 1985
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byK. Bhimaiah
Succeeded byKalmanje Jagannatha Shetty
Personal details
Born(1929-07-12)12 July 1929
Died22 December 2015(2015-12-22) (aged 86)
Bengaluru, India
Alma materUniversity of London

Education

Malimath did his primary education from Karnataka. He then secured First Rank in LL.B. and a post Graduate Diploma in Public International Law from University of London in 1952.

Career

Malimath started his law practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He moved his practice to Bangalore in 1956. The state then appointed him Advocate General in 1968.[3] He rose rapidly through the ranks of the Judiciary. He was appointed as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1970 and became Chief Justice of the Karnataka Court in 1984. He was then transferred to Kerala as its Chief Justice in 1985.[4]

He served on the Central Administrative Tribunal as its chair.[5] He served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission.[6] After his retirement from the high court he also headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System in India. He was a U.N. Representative to monitor human rights enforcement in Nigeria [7] and Sri Lanka. The International Bar Association appointed him as part of a fact finding mission to Sri Lanka to assess the circumstances surrounding a call for a constitutional referendum and its effect on the country's judiciary.[8][9]

He was also the chair of the Karnataka Border Protection Committee.[10][11] He also headed committee for reforms in Code of Civil Procedure

Awards and honors

He represented India in several international conferences. He was conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University. In 2011, Hampi University conferred the Nadoja Award upon V.S. Malimath.[12][13]

References
  1. "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "Recommendations of the Malimath Committee on reforms of Criminal Justice System". www.pucl.org. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Advocate General for Karnataka". www.advgen.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "Hon'ble Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath".
  5. "Former Members of Central Administrative Tribunal" (PDF). Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. "National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India". nhrc.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. Ray, Arun (1 January 2003). National Human Rights Commission of India: Formation, Functioning, and Future Prospects. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 9788185495774.
  8. "IBA - Sri Lanka fact-finding, 2001". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. "Bar chairman selected for Sri Lankan legal mission". m.malaysiakini.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. "Border Protection Panel Chief Submits Draft Terms". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  11. "Reupped Roundup : Ban on Chinese Lanterns, Salman Khan, Justice Malimath & more - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  12. "'Nadoja' conferred on Malimath, three others". The Hindu. 27 December 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  13. "Nadoja for Malimath, S L Bhyrappa". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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