Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah | |
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25th Chief Justice of India | |
In office 12 February 1993 – 24 October 1994 | |
Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Preceded by | L.M. Sharma |
Succeeded by | A.M. Ahmadi |
2nd Chairman National Human Rights Commission | |
In office 26 November 1996 – 24 October 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 October 1929 |
Spouse(s) | Parvathi Venkatachaliah |
Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah (born 25 October 1929) is an Indian politician. He was the 25th Chief Justice of India.[1][2][3][4] He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994.
Post retirement, he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance in 2003.[5]
He served as the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1996 to 1998 and in 2000 he headed National Commission to review the working of the Constitution.[6][7][8][9]