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'''Raghunandan Swarup Pathak''' (25 November 1924 – 17 November 2007) was the 18th [[Chief Justice of India]]. He was the son of [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]], a former [[Vice President of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Former CJI Pathak dead|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/former-cji-pathak-dead/240748|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=19 November 2007}}</ref> | '''Raghunandan Swarup Pathak''' (25 November 1924 – 17 November 2007) was the 18th [[Chief Justice of India]]. He was the son of [[Gopal Swarup Pathak]], a former [[Vice President of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Former CJI Pathak dead|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/former-cji-pathak-dead/240748|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=19 November 2007}}</ref> | ||
He was one of the | He was one of the four judges from India to have been on the [[International Court of Justice]] in [[The Hague]] (the others being [[Benegal Narsing Rau]] who served at ICJ during 1952 to 1953 [[Nagendra Singh]] who served as its President from 1985 to 1988 and former Supreme Court justice Dalveer Bhandari, who currently sits upon the World Court).<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDE123BF930A25751C1A96E948260 Nagendra Singh, Judge At the World Court, 74] ''[[New York Times]]'', 13 December 1988.</ref> | ||
He did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]] and had studied law at Allahabad University. After practising law at Allahabad, he became Judge at [[Allahabad High Court]] in 1962 and later Chief Justice of [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/rcji/18rspathak.htm |title=Former Hon'ble Chief Justices' of India |accessdate=21 February 2012}}</ref> | He did his schooling from [[St. Joseph's College, Allahabad]] and had studied law at Allahabad University. After practising law at Allahabad, he became Judge at [[Allahabad High Court]] in 1962 and later Chief Justice of [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/rcji/18rspathak.htm |title=Former Hon'ble Chief Justices' of India |accessdate=21 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
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== Bhopal gas disaster == | == Bhopal gas disaster == | ||
Pathak facilitated an out of court settlement<ref>{{cite news|title=For A Few Pieces Of Silver|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=Ne260610coverstory.asp|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=Tehelka|date=26 June 2010}}</ref> between [[Union Carbide Corporation]] and the [[Government of India]] in 1989 regarding the compensation to be paid for the [[Bhopal gas tragedy]]. The government had sought $3.3 billion but received only $470 million and the settlement resulted in the dropping of [[criminal liability]] charges against Carbide in the case. Within three months of his retirement Pathak became a member of the International Court of Justice at [[The Hague]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Spotlight on judges who ruled in favour of Union Carbide|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_spotlight-on-judges-who-ruled-in-favour-of-union-carbide_1394222|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=10 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Keswani|first=Raajkumar|title=Bhopal verdict: Worst legal disaster of recent history|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100609/main5.htm|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=9 June 2010}}</ref> The Supreme Court in 1991 upheld the settlement in 1991 thus ending Carbide's liability in the case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Centre to press for Dow picking up clean-up tab|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-20/india/28313743_1_curative-petition-bhopal-memorial-trust-compensation|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033059/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-20/india/28313743_1_curative-petition-bhopal-memorial-trust-compensation|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 June 2010}}</ref> | Pathak facilitated an out of court settlement<ref>{{cite news|title=For A Few Pieces Of Silver|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=Ne260610coverstory.asp|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=Tehelka|date=26 June 2010}}</ref> between [[Union Carbide Corporation]] and the [[Government of India]] in 1989 regarding the compensation to be paid for the [[Bhopal gas tragedy]]. The government had sought $3.3 billion but received only $470 million and the settlement resulted in the dropping of [[criminal liability]] charges against Union Carbide in the case. Within three months of his retirement Pathak became a member of the International Court of Justice at [[The Hague]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Spotlight on judges who ruled in favour of Union Carbide|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_spotlight-on-judges-who-ruled-in-favour-of-union-carbide_1394222|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=10 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Keswani|first=Raajkumar|title=Bhopal verdict: Worst legal disaster of recent history|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100609/main5.htm|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=9 June 2010}}</ref> The Supreme Court in 1991 upheld the settlement in 1991 thus ending Union Carbide's liability in the case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Centre to press for Dow picking up clean-up tab|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-20/india/28313743_1_curative-petition-bhopal-memorial-trust-compensation|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033059/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-20/india/28313743_1_curative-petition-bhopal-memorial-trust-compensation|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 June 2010}}</ref> | ||
== Judge of the International Court of Justice == | == Judge of the International Court of Justice == | ||