Madan Mohan Punchhi

M.M. Punchhi
28th Chief Justice of India
In office
18 January 1998 – 9 October 1998
Appointed by K. R. Narayanan
Preceded by J. S. Verma
Succeeded by Adarsh Sein Anand
Personal details
Born (1933-10-10)10 October 1933
Pakpattan, Punjab
Died 17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 81)
Nationality Indian

Madan Mohan Punchhi (10 October 1933 – 17 June 2015) was the 28th Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998.

He began his legal career in 1955, and was appointed as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in December-1982.

In October 1989, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became Chief Justice of India in January-1998. He is famous for his work in initiating the Punchhi commission which deals with matters pertaining to the Centre- State relations in India.[1]

He was a resident of Chandigarh.

References

  1. ↑ "Judge Watch on Justice Madan Mohan Puchhi". Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reforms. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jagdish Sharan Verma		 Chief Justice of India
January 18, 1998– October 9, 1998		 Succeeded by
Adarsh Sein Anand



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