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	Ranganath was the youngest of three sons. His eldest brother, [[Lokanath Misra]], was a prominent politician belonging to [[Swatantra Party]] (led by [[Rajaji]]) and later the [[Janata Party]]. He served for several terms as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house of Indian parliament) and also as governor of [[Assam]] and [[Nagaland]]. Loknath Misra's son, [[Pinaki Misra]], is a [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of parliament\|MP]] belonging to the [[Biju Janata Dal]]. Ranganath's second brother, Raghunath Misra, was a politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress Party]] who was elected to the Orissa Legislative Assembly from the Banpur constituency. Raghunath's son, [[Dipak Misra]] was the 45th [[Chief Justice of India]]; he was in office from 28 August 2017 to 2 October 2018.		Ranganath was the youngest of three sons. His eldest brother, [[Lokanath Misra]], was a prominent politician belonging to [[Swatantra Party]] (led by [[Rajaji]]) and later the [[Janata Party]]. He served for several terms as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house of Indian parliament) and also as governor of [[Assam]] and [[Nagaland]]. Loknath Misra's son, [[Pinaki Misra]], is a [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of parliament\|MP]] belonging to the [[Biju Janata Dal]]. Ranganath's second brother, Raghunath Misra, was a politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress Party]] who was elected to the Orissa Legislative Assembly from the Banpur constituency. Raghunath's son, [[Dipak Misra]] was the 45th [[Chief Justice of India]]; he was in office from 28 August 2017 to 2 October 2018.

	Ranganath studied in Banpur High School and P.M. Academy and later at [[Ravenshaw College]] and [[Allahabad University]]. At a young age, he was married to Sumitra Misra, a woman of his own community and similar background. In 1950, they ~~had~~ a son, Devananda Misra, who became a lawyer and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and the Orissa High Court. Devananda died ~~in 2009,~~ aged 59.		Ranganath studied in Banpur High School and P.M. Academy and later at [[Ravenshaw College]] and [[Allahabad University]]. At a young age, he was married to Sumitra Misra, a woman of his own community and similar background, in a match arranged by their families in the usual Indian way. In 1950, they were blessed with a son, Devananda Misra, who became a lawyer and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and the Orissa High Court. In 2009, Misra and his wife suffered a tremendous personal loss with the death of their son, Devananda Misra, who died aged 59.

	==Legal career==		==Legal career==
	On 18 September 1950 he got enrolled as advocate of [[Orissa High Court]], [[Cuttack]] where he practiced law until 1969 when he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. ~~From 6 November 1980 to 16 January 1981 he was appointed~~ as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court~~, and~~ from 16 January 1981 he ~~was appointed~~ as ~~the~~ permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court. He was ~~then~~ appointed Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] in 1983. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 25 September 1990 and retired on 24 November 1991.		On 18 September 1950, Misra got enrolled as advocate of [[Orissa High Court]], [[Cuttack]], where he practiced law until 1969, when he was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. He served as the acting Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court from 6 November 1980 to 16 January 1981, and on the latter date, he took office as permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court. He was appointed Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] in 1983. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 25 September 1990 and retired on 24 November 1991.

	==1984 anti-Sikh riots==		==1984 anti-Sikh riots==

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	'''Ranganath Mishra''' (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) was as the 21st [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission (India)\|National Human Rights Commission of India]].<ref name="NHRC release">{{cite web \|title=Curtain Raiser for Foundation Day on October. 12, 2006 \|url=http://nhrc.nic.in/disparchive.asp?fno=1301 \|publisher=[[National Human Rights Commission (India)]] \|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress Party]] between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a [[Rajya Sabha]] member after [[Baharul Islam]] who was also elected as [[Indian National Congress]] member.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://theprint.in/india/former-cji-ranjan-gogoi-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-less-than-6-months-after-retirement/382089/ \| title=Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha, less than 6 months after retirement \| publisher=ThePrint \| work=Debayon Roy \| date=16 March 2020 \| access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>		'''Ranganath Mishra''' (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) was as the 21st [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission (India)\|National Human Rights Commission of India]].<ref name="NHRC release">{{cite web \|title=Curtain Raiser for Foundation Day on October. 12, 2006 \|url=http://nhrc.nic.in/disparchive.asp?fno=1301 \|publisher=[[National Human Rights Commission (India)]] \|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress Party]] between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a [[Rajya Sabha]] member after [[Baharul Islam]] who was also elected as [[Indian National Congress]] member.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://theprint.in/india/former-cji-ranjan-gogoi-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-less-than-6-months-after-retirement/382089/ \| title=Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha, less than 6 months after retirement \| publisher=ThePrint \| work=Debayon Roy \| date=16 March 2020 \| access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>

	==Background and family==		==Background and family==
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	==Retirement and death==		==Retirement and death==
	He served as the [[Chief Scout ~~(India)\|Chief Scout]]~~ of the [[All India Boy Scouts Association]] since 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.lawbookshop.net/hindu-usage-p-300.html\|title=Law Book Shop}}</ref> He became the first Chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] in 1993. He was member of Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004 from the Congress Party headed by Sonia Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/alphabeticallist_all_terms.asp?alphabet=M \|title=Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 \|quote=Misra Shri Ranganath Odisha INC 02/07/1998 01/07/2004 \|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>		He served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association since 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.lawbookshop.net/hindu-usage-p-300.html\|title=Law Book Shop}}</ref> He became the first Chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] in 1993. He was member of Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004 from the Congress Party headed by Sonia Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/alphabeticallist_all_terms.asp?alphabet=M \|title=Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 \|quote=Misra Shri Ranganath Odisha INC 02/07/1998 01/07/2004 \|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

	After prolonged illness, Rangnath Misra died on 13 September 2012 at a private hospital in [[Bhubaneswar]]. He was survived by his wife Sumitra Misra and grandson Anand Misra.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ranganath Misra passes away \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3893788.ece \|work=The Hindu \|date=14 September 2012 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		After prolonged illness, Rangnath Misra died on 13 September 2012 at a private hospital in [[Bhubaneswar]]. He was survived by his wife Sumitra Misra and grandson Anand Misra.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ranganath Misra passes away \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3893788.ece \|work=The Hindu \|date=14 September 2012 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>
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'''Ranganath Mishra''' (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) was as the 21st [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission (India)|National Human Rights Commission of India]].<ref name="NHRC release">{{cite web |title=Curtain Raiser for Foundation Day on October. 12, 2006 |url=http://nhrc.nic.in/disparchive.asp?fno=1301 |publisher=[[National Human Rights Commission (India)]] |access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a [[Rajya Sabha]] member after [[Baharul Islam]] who was also elected as [[Indian National Congress]] member.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/india/former-cji-ranjan-gogoi-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-less-than-6-months-after-retirement/382089/ | title=Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha, less than 6 months after retirement | publisher=ThePrint | work=Debayon Roy | date=16 March 2020 | access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>

==Background and family==
Ranganath Misra was born on 25 November 1926 in [[Banapur]], [[Odisha]] into an Odia Brahmin family. His father, [[Godavaris Mishra]] (sometimes spelt Godabarish Misra), was an Odia litterateur and congress politician who became education minister of Orissa state in 1941 while India was still under British rule. In this capacity, Godavaris was instrumental in the founding of [[Utkal University]].

Ranganath was the youngest of three sons. His eldest brother, [[Lokanath Misra]], was a prominent politician belonging to [[Swatantra Party]] (led by [[Rajaji]]) and later the [[Janata Party]]. He served for several terms as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house of Indian parliament) and also as governor of [[Assam]] and [[Nagaland]]. Loknath Misra's son, [[Pinaki Misra]], is a [[Lok Sabha]] [[Member of parliament|MP]] belonging to the [[Biju Janata Dal]]. Ranganath's second brother, Raghunath Misra, was a politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] who was elected to the Orissa Legislative Assembly from the Banpur constituency. Raghunath's son, [[Dipak Misra]] was the 45th [[Chief Justice of India]]; he was in office from 28 August 2017 to 2 October 2018.

Ranganath studied in Banpur High School and P.M. Academy and later at [[Ravenshaw College]] and [[Allahabad University]]. At a young age, he was married to Sumitra Misra, a woman of his own community and similar background. In 1950, they had a son, Devananda Misra, who became a lawyer and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and the Orissa High Court. Devananda died in 2009, aged 59.

==Legal career==
On 18 September 1950 he got enrolled as advocate of [[Orissa High Court]], [[Cuttack]] where he practiced law until 1969 when he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. From 6 November 1980 to 16 January 1981 he was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, and from 16 January 1981 he was appointed as the permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court. He was then appointed Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] in 1983. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 25 September 1990 and retired on 24 November 1991.

==1984 anti-Sikh riots==
Ranganath Misra was the sole member of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission of Inquiry, a commission that headed the investigation of [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]] and produced a report. [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]], the former [[General Officer Commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Indian Army]] and a member of the [[Citizen's Justice Committee]], commented that "The terms of reference of the commission were biased against the victims, the victims were forced to come to the investigation with the burden of proof on them".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860430-justice-mishra-commission-report-on-1984-anti-sikhs-riots-may-find-few-takers-800825-1986-04-30|title=Justice Mishra Commission report on 1984 anti-Sikhs riots may find few takers|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> He indicted 19 workers of the Congress Party who were charged by the [[People's Union for Civil Liberties]] of having abetted the riots, but gave clean chit to the Congress Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19900131-rajivs-government-set-up-one-member-justice-ranganath-misra-commission-of-inquiry-812267-1990-01-31|title=Rajiv's government set up one-member Justice Ranganath Misra Commission of Inquiry|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/feb/18spec1.htm|title=The lessons of 1984|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>

==Retirement and death==
He served as the [[Chief Scout (India)|Chief Scout]] of the [[All India Boy Scouts Association]] since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawbookshop.net/hindu-usage-p-300.html|title=Law Book Shop}}</ref> He became the first Chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] in 1993. He was member of Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004 from the Congress Party headed by Sonia Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://164.100.47.5:8080/members/alphabeticallist_all_terms.asp?alphabet=M |title=Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |quote=Misra Shri Ranganath Odisha INC 02/07/1998 01/07/2004 |access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

After prolonged illness, Rangnath Misra died on 13 September 2012 at a private hospital in [[Bhubaneswar]]. He was survived by his wife Sumitra Misra and grandson Anand Misra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranganath Misra passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3893788.ece |work=The Hindu |date=14 September 2012 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511112344/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/rcji/21rmisra.htm Supreme Court of India: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Raganath Misra.]

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