K. G. Balakrishnan
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan (born 12 May 1945) is an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and later the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was the first judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. His tenure lasting more than three years has been one of the longest in the Supreme Court of India. While being Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, he was appointed as the acting governor of Gujarat from 16 January 1999 to 18 March 1999. In 2010, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan | |
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Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, during an official visit to Brasília in 2008 | |
| 37th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 14 January 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Preceded by | Y. K. Sabharwal |
| Succeeded by | Sarosh Homi Kapadia |
| Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India | |
| In office 7 June 2010 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | S. Rajendra Babu |
| Succeeded by | H. L. Dattu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1945 Kaduthuruthy, Travancore, British India |
| Spouse | Nirmala Balakrishnan |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Ernakulam |
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