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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Balakrishnan Eradi was born in a [[Hindu]] [[Nair]] family on 19 June 1922 at [[Kozhikode]] in ~~the~~ [[~~India~~]]~~n State of~~ [[~~Kerala~~]]. He had his early education at the Zamorin’s High School and [[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College\|Zamorin's College]], both in [[Kozhikode]]. He received his B.A. degree from the [[Madras Christian College]], [[Chennai\|Madras]] in 1941 with first rank in [[Sanskrit]]. He studied law at the [[Madras Law College]] and received his B.L. degree in 1943 with a first rank in [[Madras Presidency]].		Balakrishnan Eradi was born in a [[Hindu]] [[Nair]] family on 19 June 1922 at [[Kozhikode]] in [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India. He had his early education at the Zamorin’s High School and [[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College\|Zamorin's College]], both in [[Kozhikode]]. He received his B.A. degree from the [[Madras Christian College]], [[Chennai\|Madras]] in 1941 with first rank in [[Sanskrit]]. He studied law at the [[Madras Law College]] and received his B.L. degree in 1943 with a first rank in [[Madras Presidency]].

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{Infobox Judge
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| name = V. Balakrishna Eradi
| office = [[National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission|President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission]]
| termstart = 1988
| termend = 1997
| office2 = [[Judge]] [[Supreme Court of India]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|06|19}}
| birth_place = [[Calicut]], [[Kerala]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|12|30|1922|06|19|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kozhikode]]
| alma_mater = [[Madras Christian College]]<br>[[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai|Madras Law College]]
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| spouse = Saraswathi Eradi
| father = C Krishnan Moosad
| mother = P Kunhimalu
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'''Vettath Balakrishna Eradi''' (19 June 1922 – 30 December 2010) was a Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]]. He also served as the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Kerala High Court]]<ref name="sc">{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/vberadi.htm|title=VETTATH BALAKRISHNA ERADI|publisher=[[Supreme Court of India]]|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> and as President of the [[National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission]] (NCDRC) and the Chairman of Ravi & Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1904/19040300.htm|title=A canal for campaign|date=4 February 2002|publisher=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|access-date=13 February 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Eradi was also noted for his role in several spiritual, cultural, and social organizations.<ref name="hindu_dec10">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article1018538.ece|title=Justice Eradi passes away|date=30 December 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Balakrishnan Eradi was born in a [[Hindu]] [[Nair]] family on 19 June 1922 at [[Kozhikode]] in the [[India]]n State of [[Kerala]]. He had his early education at the Zamorin’s High School and [[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College|Zamorin's College]], both in [[Kozhikode]]. He received his B.A. degree from the [[Madras Christian College]], [[Chennai|Madras]] in 1941 with first rank in [[Sanskrit]]. He studied law at the [[Madras Law College]] and received his B.L. degree in 1943 with a first rank in [[Madras Presidency]].

==Career==
Eradi enrolled as an advocate in [[Madras High Court]]. He began his profession as junior to K. Kuttikrishna Menon, before starting an independent practice in the Madras High Court.<ref name="sccaselaw">{{cite web|url=http://supremecourtcaselaw.com/jus_vberadi.htm|title=Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi|publisher=supremecourtcaselaw.com|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> He was later appointed by the Madras Government as Junior Counsel to conduct several Government cases.

Eradi shifted his practice to [[Ernakulam]] in 1956 when the new [[High Court of Kerala]] was established.<ref name="sccaselaw" /> In 1961, he was appointed as Senior Government Pleader in theKerala High Court where he conducted several important Government cases. He was also doing private practice during this time. In April 1967, Balakrishna was appointed Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court and six months later elevated as Permanent Judge.<ref name="sc" /> During his tenure at Kerala High Court, he was appointed as Chairman of several committees, including the High Court Committee appointed by the Government of Kerala for suggesting ways and means of raising the standard of legal education in the State. Eradi was appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala in January 1980 and was elevated to the Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] a year later.<ref name="sccaselaw" /> While functioning as Judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed by Government of India as Chairman of the [[Ravi River|Ravi]] and [[Beas River|Beas]] Waters Tribunal for adjudication of the dispute regarding sharing of the Punjab River waters between States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/431392.cms|title=Punjab files new suit on Ravi-Beas waters|date=19 January 2004|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 February 2010|first1=Ajay|last1=Bharadwaj}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/23/stories/2004072314781100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803114737/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/23/stories/2004072314781100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2004|title=Tribunal to visit canal site |date=23 July 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 February 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Justice Eradi retired from the Bench of the Supreme Court on attaining the age of superannuation in 1987.

;After retirement
In 1988, he was appointed as President of the [[National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission]], a post he held until he retired in 1997. In 1999 he was appointed as Chairman of the National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal, a High Level Committee to examine the existing laws relating to winding up proceedings of companies in order to remodel it in line with the latest developments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncdrc.nic.in/|title=Consumer Protection and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission|publisher=ncdrc.nic.in|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icai.org/resource_file/11367p147-151.pdf|title=National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal|publisher=icai.org|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/03/stories/0203000g.htm|title=Eradi panel recommends repeal of SICA|date=3 September 2000|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref>

Eradi was actively connected with cultural and social service organizations and was President of International Centre for [[Kathakali]], [[Delhi]] since 1982 and is also the President of ''Swaralaya'', a carnatic music society of India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/20/stories/2007042001250200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120705/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/20/stories/2007042001250200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Another feather |date=20 April 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 February 2010 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He was a Member of the Council of Management of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust from its inception in 1972.

After the retirement he stayed in [[New Delhi]] with his wife, Saraswathy Eradi and later shifted to [[Kozhikode]] and was residing at Chalappuram.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=102697#|title=Retd. SC judge Balakrishna Eradi passes away|date=30 December 2010|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref> Balakrishnan Eradi died on 30 December 2010 at a private hospital in Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=8540275&tabId=1&channelId=-1073865030&programId=1080132912&BV_ID=@@@|title=Former Supreme Court judge Balakrishnan Eradi dies|date=30 December 2010|work=[[Malayala manorama]]|access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
Eradi received several awards during his long career, including the National Press of India Golden Jubilee Award, Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, the National Citizenship Award, and the Shiromani Award.<ref name="hindu_dec10" />

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V. Balakrishna Eradi - Revision history

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