Adarsh Sein Anand

Adarsh Sein Anand
4th Chairperson National Human Rights Commission
In office
17 February 2003 – 31 October 2006
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byJ S Verma
Succeeded byS. Rajendra Babu
29th Chief Justice of India
In office
10 October 1998 – 1 November 2001
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byMadan Mohan Punchhi
Succeeded bySam Piroj Bharucha
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
18 November 1991 – 9 October 1998
Nominated byRanganath Misra
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
24th Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office
1 November 1989 – 17 November 1991
Nominated byEngalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded byShanmughasundaram Mohan
Succeeded byKanta Kumari Bhatnagar
14th Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
11 May 1985 – 31 October 1989
Nominated byYeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byVazhakkul Angarayil Khalid
Succeeded byS. S. Kang
Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
26 May 1975 – 10 May 1985
Nominated byAjit Nath Ray
Appointed byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Personal details
Born(1936-11-01)1 November 1936
Died1 December 2017(2017-12-01) (aged 81)
Sector-14, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
EducationL.L.B.
LL.D.
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow
University of London
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (in 2008)
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Adarsh Sein Anand (1 November 1936 – 1 December 2017) was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.