V. S. Malimath

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Vijaykumar S. Malimath
Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
In office
12 December 1991 – 11 June 1994
Appointed byR. Venkataraman
Preceded byAmitav Banerji
Succeeded byS. C. Mathur
12th Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office
24 October 1985 – 11 June 1991
Nominated byP. N. Bhagwati
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byK. Bhaskaran
Succeeded byM. Jagannadha Rao
10th Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court
In office
6 February 1984 – 24 October 1985
Nominated byY. V. Chandrachud
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byK. Bhimaiah
Succeeded byPrem Chand Jain
Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
5 March 1970 – 5 February 1984
Nominated byM. Hidayatullah
Appointed byV. V. Giri
Advocate General of Karnataka
In office
23 February 1968 – 4 March 1970
Appointed byG. S. Pathak
Chief Minister
Preceded byT. Krishna Rao
Succeeded byE. S. Venkataramiah
Personal details
Born(1929-07-12)12 July 1929
Died22 December 2015(2015-12-22) (aged 86)
Bengaluru, India
ChildrenRavi Malimath
Alma materUniversity of London
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Vijaykumar S. Malimath (12 June 1929 – 22 December 2015) was an Indian jurist, who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, and member of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.