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{{Short description|Indian judge (1930–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shanmughasundaram Mohan
| image =
| caption =
| office = Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]
| term_start = 7 October 1991
| term_end = 11 February 1995
| office2 = Chief Justice of the [[Madras High Court]]
| term_start2 = 19 October 1989
| term_end2 = 26 October 1989
| office3 = Acting Chief Justice of the [[Madras High Court]]
| term_start3 = 13 December 1988
| term_end3 = 18 October 1989
| office4 = Chief Justice of the [[Karnataka High Court]]
| term_start4 = 26 October 1989
| term_end4 = 6 October 1991
| office5 = Judge of the [[Madras High Court]]
| term_start5 = 1 August 1975
| term_end5 = 12 December 1988
| office6 = Additional Judge of the [[Madras High Court]]
| term_start6 = February 1974
| term_end6 = 31 July 1975
| office7 = Acting [[Governor of Karnataka]]
| term_start7 = 5 February 1990
| term_end7 = 8 May 1990
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Presidency College, Madras]], [[Madras University]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|02|11}}
| birth_place = [[Udumalpet]], [[Coimbatore district]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|12|27|1930|02|11}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| parents =
| website =
}}

'''Shanmughasundaram Mohan''' (11 February 1930 – 27 December 2019) was a former judge of the [[India Supreme Court]] and former acting governor of [[Karnataka state]]. He authored 11 books in English and seven books in Tamil.

==Biography==
Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born in [[Udumalpet]] of [[Coimbatore district]] on 11 February 1930. After completing graduation from [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College Madras]], he did his bachelor's degree in law from [[University of Madras]] and Masters in Constitution and International Law.<ref name="nic">{{Cite web|title=S. MOHAN|url=https://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/former_judges/S_%20MOHAN.htm|access-date=2022-01-15|website=karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416205705/http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/former_judges/S_%20MOHAN.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Enrolled as advocate in the [[High Court of Madras]] in August 1954, he became government pleader in 1969.<ref name="nic"/> From 1956 to 1966, Mohan served as a part-time lecturer in [[Madras Law College]].<ref name="livelaw"/>

He was appointed Advocate General of Madras in 1971.<ref name="nic"/> In February 1974, he was appointed additional judge of Madras High Court and became permanent judge on 1 August 1975.<ref name="nic"/> He was appointed Chief Justice of the [[Karnataka High Court]] on 19 October 1989, became Supreme Court Justice on 7 October 1991 and retired from the service on 10 February 1995.<ref name="nic" />

In the wake of removal of [[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]] in 1990, he served as Acting [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka state]] from 5 February 1990 to 8 May 1990.<ref name="nic"/><ref name="thehindu"/>

After retirement Justice Mohan was appointed chairman of the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards and Chairman of Pay Revision Committee of Public Sector Undertakings, [[Government of India]].<ref name="deccanherald"/><ref name="SC"/> In 2004, he was appointed by the Madras High Court to ensure free and fair elections in the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]].<ref name="deccanherald"/>

He died on 27 December 2019 at [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/former-top-court-judge-mohan-dead/articleshow/73001401.cms|title=Former top court judge S Mohan dead | Chennai News|website=The Times of India|date=2019-12-28|access-date=2022-01-15|archive-date=2022-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115093908/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/former-top-court-judge-mohan-dead/articleshow/73001401.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Literary contributions==
Mohan has authored 11 books in English on varied subjects and seven books in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] including a collections of poems.<ref name="thehindu"/><ref name="deccanherald">{{Cite web|date=2019-12-27|title=Former Karnataka Chief Justice S Mohan dies at 90|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/former-karnataka-chief-justice-s-mohan-dies-at-90-789288.html|access-date=2022-01-15|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115093908/https://www.deccanherald.com/state/former-karnataka-chief-justice-s-mohan-dies-at-90-789288.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He served as the president of the World Academy of Arts and Culture and was the president of the World Congress of Poets for six years during 2004–2010.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news|author=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-28|title=Justice Mohan, who served in Supreme Court, dead|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/justice-mohan-who-served-in-supreme-court-dead/article30416154.ece|access-date=2022-01-15|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2022-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115093902/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/justice-mohan-who-served-in-supreme-court-dead/article30416154.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SC"/> ''Justice Triumphs'', ''Wild Blooms'', ''Random Reflections'', ''His Many Splendored Gem'' and ''Law and Social Justice'' are some of the books he wrote in [[English language]].<ref name="SC"/>

==Awards and honors==
*Sri Muthuswamy Iyer Scholarship.<ref name="nic"/>
*Lakshminarasa Reddy Gold Medal<ref name="livelaw">{{Cite web|last=Saxena|first=Akshita|date=2019-12-27|title=Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Mohan Passes Away|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/former-supreme-court-judge-justice-s-mohan-passes-away-151119|access-date=2022-01-15|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115093902/https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/former-supreme-court-judge-justice-s-mohan-passes-away-151119|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Madras University's gold medal for securing a first class in the law course in 1952<ref name="SC">{{Cite web|title=Late Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Mohan|url=https://api.sci.gov.in/pdf/fullcourtreference/smohan.pdf|publisher=[[Supreme Court of India]]|access-date=2022-01-15|archive-date=2022-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106231812/https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/fullcourtreference/smohan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Honorary doctorate degrees from four universities, including three foreign universities<ref name="SC"/>

==References==
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