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| name =Justice S. Rajendra Babu <br />
| image = Justice S. Rajendra Babu, Judge of the Supreme Court of India who will take over as Chief Justice of India on May 2, 2004 as the Chief Justice of India.jpg<br />
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| caption = In 2004<br />
| order = 34th<br />
| office = Chief Justice of India<br />
| term_start = 2 May 2004<br />
| term_end = 1 June 2004<br />
| nominator = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--><br />
| appointer = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| predecessor = [[V. N. Khare]]<br />
| successor = [[Ramesh Chandra Lahoti]]<br />
|office2 = Chairman [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]]<br />
|term_start2 = 2 April 2007<br />
|term_end2 = 31 May 2009<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1939|06|01}}<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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'''S. Rajendra Babu''' (born 1 June 1939) was the 34th [[chief Justice of India]]. He also served as the chairperson of [[National Human Rights Commission (India)|National Human Rights Commission of India]].<ref>[http://nhrc.nic.in/composition.htm]</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
S. Rajendra Babu was born in [[Bangalore]], on 1 June 1939. He pursued his [[LLB]] from Raja Lakhamagouda Law College, Belgaum [[Karnataka University]].<br />
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== Professional career ==<br />
Babu was appointed permanent Judge of the [[Karnataka]] High Court in February 1988. He was appointed as a Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 25 September 1997. On 2 May 2004, as the senior-most [[Puisne judge]] of the supreme court, he succeeded Justice [[V. N. Khare]] as [[Chief Justice of India]]. His tenure lasted less than a month, as he retired on 1 June 2004, upon his 65th birthday.<br />
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During his tenure in the Supreme Court, Babu delivered several landmark judgments in [[Civil law (common law)|civil law]], [[criminal law]], [[constitutional law]], [[environmental law]], [[taxation]], [[corporate law]] and [[intellectual property]] matters. Babu analysed the mob psychology in the case relating to anti-[[Sikh]] riots, following the assassination of [[Indira Gandhi]]. He also interpreted the provisions of the [[Muslim]] Women (Protection of [[Rights]] on [[Divorce]]) Act, 1986.<br />
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Babu assumed the office of Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission<ref>[http://nhrc.nic.in/composition.htm Composition Of Commission<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> on 2 April 2007 and held tenure until 31 May 2009. He is the fifth Chairperson of the Commission.<br />
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== Post judicial career ==<br />
Babu presently hold (2014) the ICICI Chair (Professor) at the [[National Law School of India University]]. Deeply interested in [[Vedanta]], Babu has been imparting training in community health work as the President of [[International Nursing Services Association]] for over 25 years.<br />
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==Honours==<br />
Babu was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by his [[alma mater]], [[Karnataka University]], in 2005.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://nhrc.nic.in/composition.htm Official Website of The National Human Rights Commission of India]<br />
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