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Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan
Biography
A prominent figure in the Indian judiciary, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan, born on May 15, 1949, has a distinguished career marked by significant contributions to legal jurisprudence. Justice Radhakrishnan pursued his education in Cochin and was enrolled as an Advocate on December 8, 1973. He practiced extensively in the High Court of Kerala and various subordinate civil courts at Ernakulam. Throughout his career, Justice Radhakrishnan served as a Standing Counsel for numerous educational and social organizations, including the Cochin University of Science and Technology, State Bank of India, State Bank of Travancore, Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation, and State Trading Corporation of India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Law in Administrative Law from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Constitutional Law from ICPS, New Delhi. He also served as a member of the Faculty of Law at Cochin University of Science and Technology, and as a Fellow of ICPS, New Delhi. Additionally, he was a Research Scholar under Dr. S. N. Jain at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
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Justice Radhakrishnan was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court on May 17, 1995, and became a Permanent Judge on January 16, 1996. He also served as President of the Kerala Judicial Academy, Chairman of the Lakshadweep Legal Services Authority, Former Chancellor of the National University of Legal Studies (NUALS), Executive Chairman of the Indian Law Institute, Kerala Branch, and Chairman of the Governing Council of Indian Law Reports. He served as acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on multiple occasions. Elevated as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on January 7, 2008, and later assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat on September 4, 2008. Justice Radhakrishnan was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on November 17, 2009, and retired on May 14, 2014.
