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{{Short description|Indian judge (1909–1990)}}
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|name         = Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde
|name           = Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde
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|office1      = Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]]
|office        = 7th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|term_start1 =  17 July 1967
|term_start    = 21 July 1977
|term_end1    = 30 April 1973
|term_end      = 21 January 1980
|predecessor1=
|predecessor    = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|successor1  =
|successor      = [[Balram Jakhar]]
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|deputy        = [[Godey Murahari]]
|term_start2  = 21 July 1977
|office1        = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
|term_end2    = 21 January 1980
|constituency1  = [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]]
|predecessor2  = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
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|successor2    = [[Balram Jakhar]]
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|deputy2      = [[Godey Murahari]]
|predecessor1  = ''Position established''
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]]
|successor1    = [[T. R. Shamanna]]
| term_start3 = 1977
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| successor3 = [[T. R. Shamanna]]
|nominator2    = [[K. N. Wanchoo]]
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|appointer2    = [[S. Radhakrishnan]]
|birth_place = Kawdoor Village, [[South Canara]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (Presently [[Karnataka]] ,India)
|office3        =  [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Delhi High Court|1st Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]]
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|term_start3    = 31 October 1966
|death_place = [[Mangalore]], [[India]]
|term_end3      = 16 July 1967
|party       = [[Janata Party]]
|predecessor3  = ''Position established''
|otherparty   =  
|successor3    = Inder Dev Dua
|spouse       = Meenakshi Hegde
|nominator3    = [[Koka Subba Rao|K. Subba Rao]]
|children     = 6, including [[N. Santosh Hegde]]
|appointer3    = [[S. Radhakrishnan]]
|alma_mater   = [[Presidency College, Chennai]], [[Madras Law College]]
|office4        = [[Judge]] of [[Mysore High Court]]
|profession   =
|term_start4    = 26 August 1957
|religion     =  
|term_end4      = 30 October 1966
|signature   =   
|appointer4    = [[Rajendra Prasad]]
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|birth_date     = {{birth date|1909|6|11|df=y}}
|birth_place   = Kawdoor Village, [[South Canara]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (Presently [[Karnataka]], India)
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|death_place   = [[Mangalore]], [[India]]
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|otherparty     =  
|spouse         = Meenakshi Hegde
|children       = 6, including [[N. Santosh Hegde]]
|alma_mater     = [[Presidency College, Chennai]], [[Madras Law College]]
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'''Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde''' (11 June 1909 – 24 May 1990) was an Indian jurist and politician who served as a judge in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and later as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]].{{cn|date=October 2021}}
'''Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde''' (11 June 1909 – 24 May 1990) was an Indian jurist and politician who served as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Chief Justice & Judges |url=https://api.sci.gov.in/former-justices |website=main.sci.gov.in/ |publisher=Supreme Court of India |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref> and later as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Speakers |url=https://speakerloksabha.nic.in/frmspeaker.asp |website=loksabha.nic.in/ |publisher=Software Unit, Computer (HW & SW) Management. Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Govt Of India |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
 
Hegde founded the Nitte Education Trust. He is the father of [[Santhosh Hegde]], who also served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Chief Justice & Judges |url=https://api.sci.gov.in/former-justices |website=main.sci.gov.in/ |publisher=Supreme Court of India |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
Hegde founded the Nitte Education Trust. He is the father of [[Santhosh Hegde]], who also served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India.{{cn|date=October 2021}}


==Political career==
==Political career==
Hegde served as a public prosecutor from 1947 to 1951. In 1952, he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], a position which he held until 1957. In 1967, Hegde was appointed a judge in the [[Supreme Court of India]]. On 30 April 1973, he tendered his resignation, as a matter of principle, when one of his junior colleagues was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
Hegde served as a public prosecutor from 1947 to 1951. In 1952, he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], a position which he held until 1957. In 1967, Hegde was appointed a judge in the [[Supreme Court of India]]. On 30 April 1973, he tendered his resignation, as a matter of principle, when one of his junior colleagues was appointed the Chief Justice of India.


Thereafter, Hegde once again started taking an active part in socio-political movements. In 1977, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]] constituency on a Janata Party ticket. Several months later, he became Speaker after the resignation of his predecessor, [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]. He held the position from 1977 to 1980. Lal Krishna Advani had suggested Hegde's name for Presidentship but Sanjiva Reddy got the nod, and Hegde replaced Reddy as Lok Sabha speaker.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/karnataka-govt-will-take-full-care-of-hegdes-concerns-advani-78429-2010-07-10</ref> Hegde retired from electoral politics after Lok Sabha was dissolved in 1979. He joined BJP when it was founded in 1980 and briefly served as its vice-president.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk1Wz4k_xUC&q=K+S+Hegde+BJP&pg=PA67|title = Bharatiya Janata Party: Profile and Performance|isbn = 9788176482578|last1 = Swain|first1 = Pratap Chandra|year = 2001}}</ref> He also established the Nitte Education Trust in 1979 to provide a high school to the village of Nitte. Hegde died on 24 May 1990 at his residence in [[Mangalore]], and left behind his wife Meenakshi and six children, three sons and three daughters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=6 February 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=26 May 1990}}</ref>
Thereafter, Hegde once again started taking an active part in socio-political movements. In 1977, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]] constituency on a [[Janata Party]] ticket. Several months later, he became Speaker after the resignation of his predecessor, [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]. He held the position from 1977 to 1980. [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]] had suggested Hegde's name for Presidentship but Sanjiva Reddy got the nod, and Hegde replaced Reddy as Lok Sabha speaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/karnataka-govt-will-take-full-care-of-hegdes-concerns-advani-78429-2010-07-10|title=Karnataka govt will take full care of Hegde's concerns: Advani}}</ref> Hegde retired from electoral politics after Lok Sabha was dissolved in 1979. He joined BJP when it was founded in 1980 and briefly served as its vice-president.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk1Wz4k_xUC|title = Bharatiya Janata Party: Profile and Performance|isbn = 9788176482578|last1 = Swain|first1 = Pratap Chandra|year = 2001}}</ref> He also established the Nitte Education Trust in 1979 to provide a high school to the village of Nitte. Hegde died on 24 May 1990 at his residence in [[Mangalore]], survived by his wife Meenakshi and six children, three sons and three daughters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=6 February 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=26 May 1990}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
As a judge of the Supreme Court of India, his lordship was also a part of the thirteen judge bench which decided the famous [[Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala]]. However, he resigned soon after delivering the majority judgment, as Justice [[A. N. Ray]] was appointed the [[Chief Justice of India]], although Hegde was senior judge at the time. In an obituary of Hegde, Justice [[M. M. Ismail]] wrote, "His tenure as a Judge of the Supreme Court was notable for his learned judgements which were characterised by basic legal principles and practical common-sense.The end of his judicial career was equally notable for his sense of self-respect and dignity which he attached to his office, as he resigned his office without the slightest hesitation the movement [sic] he heard the news over the all India Radio that he and two senior colleagues of his had been superseded in the appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribute to K.S. Hegde|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QIplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2396%2C2983366|access-date=6 February 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=27 May 1990|page=8}}</ref>
As a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he was a part of the thirteen judge bench which decided the famous [[Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala]]. However, he resigned soon after delivering the majority judgment, as Justice [[A. N. Ray]] was appointed the [[Chief Justice of India]], although Hegde was senior judge at the time. In an obituary of Hegde, Justice [[M. M. Ismail]] wrote, "His tenure as a Judge of the Supreme Court was notable for his learned judgements which were characterised by basic legal principles and practical common-sense.The end of his judicial career was equally notable for his sense of self-respect and dignity which he attached to his office, as he resigned his office without the slightest hesitation the movement [sic] he heard the news over the all India Radio that he and two senior colleagues of his had been superseded in the appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribute to K.S. Hegde|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QIplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2396%2C2983366|access-date=6 February 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=27 May 1990|page=8}}</ref>


The [[K.S. Hegde Medical Academy]], a medical college in [[Deralakatte]] and a unit of the Nitte Education Trust, was named after Hegde. The Justice KS Hegde Charitable Foundation, a trust dedicated to the advancement of education and community development in [[Mangalore]], was established in memory of Hegde.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=47699&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Nitte+to+Celebrate+Birth+Centenary+of+Late+K+S+Hegde+from+Jun+16 |title= Birth Centenary Celebrations of Late K S Hegde at Nitte |access-date=2008-11-02 |date= 2008-06-14 |publisher= Daijiworld Media}}</ref> Each year, the foundation awards the [[Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award]]s; previous winners include former Indian prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Macroeconomics and Health |last= Sachs |first= Jeffrey D. |year= 2001  |publisher= World Health Organization|isbn= 9789241545501 |page= 148 }}</ref>
The [[K.S. Hegde Medical Academy]], a medical college in [[Deralakatte]] and a unit of the Nitte Education Trust, was named after Hegde. The Justice KS Hegde Charitable Foundation, a trust dedicated to the advancement of education and community development in [[Mangalore]], was established in memory of Hegde.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=47699&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Nitte+to+Celebrate+Birth+Centenary+of+Late+K+S+Hegde+from+Jun+16 |title= Birth Centenary Celebrations of Late K S Hegde at Nitte |access-date=2008-11-02 |date= 2008-06-14 |publisher= Daijiworld Media}}</ref> Each year, the foundation awards the Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Awards; previous winners include former Indian prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Macroeconomics and Health |last= Sachs |first= Jeffrey D. |year= 2001  |publisher= World Health Organization|isbn= 9789241545501 |page= 148 }}</ref>


==References==
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Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde
7th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
21 July 1977 – 21 January 1980
DeputyGodey Murahari
Preceded byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded byBalram Jakhar
Member of Parliament
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byT. R. Shamanna
ConstituencyBangalore South
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
17 July 1967 – 30 April 1973
Nominated byK. N. Wanchoo
Appointed byS. Radhakrishnan
1st Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office
31 October 1966 – 16 July 1967
Nominated byK. Subba Rao
Appointed byS. Radhakrishnan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byInder Dev Dua
Judge of Mysore High Court
In office
26 August 1957 – 30 October 1966
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1909-06-11)11 June 1909
Kawdoor Village, South Canara, Madras Presidency, British India (Presently Karnataka, India)
Died25 May 1990(1990-05-25) (aged 81)
Mangalore, India
Political partyJanata Party
Spouse(s)Meenakshi Hegde
Children6, including N. Santosh Hegde
Alma materPresidency College, Chennai, Madras Law College

Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde (11 June 1909 – 24 May 1990) was an Indian jurist and politician who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India[1] and later as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[2] Hegde founded the Nitte Education Trust. He is the father of Santhosh Hegde, who also served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India.[3]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Hegde served as a public prosecutor from 1947 to 1951. In 1952, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, a position which he held until 1957. In 1967, Hegde was appointed a judge in the Supreme Court of India. On 30 April 1973, he tendered his resignation, as a matter of principle, when one of his junior colleagues was appointed the Chief Justice of India.

Thereafter, Hegde once again started taking an active part in socio-political movements. In 1977, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Bangalore South constituency on a Janata Party ticket. Several months later, he became Speaker after the resignation of his predecessor, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. He held the position from 1977 to 1980. Lal Krishna Advani had suggested Hegde's name for Presidentship but Sanjiva Reddy got the nod, and Hegde replaced Reddy as Lok Sabha speaker.[4] Hegde retired from electoral politics after Lok Sabha was dissolved in 1979. He joined BJP when it was founded in 1980 and briefly served as its vice-president.[5] He also established the Nitte Education Trust in 1979 to provide a high school to the village of Nitte. Hegde died on 24 May 1990 at his residence in Mangalore, survived by his wife Meenakshi and six children, three sons and three daughters.[6]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

As a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he was a part of the thirteen judge bench which decided the famous Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala. However, he resigned soon after delivering the majority judgment, as Justice A. N. Ray was appointed the Chief Justice of India, although Hegde was senior judge at the time. In an obituary of Hegde, Justice M. M. Ismail wrote, "His tenure as a Judge of the Supreme Court was notable for his learned judgements which were characterised by basic legal principles and practical common-sense.The end of his judicial career was equally notable for his sense of self-respect and dignity which he attached to his office, as he resigned his office without the slightest hesitation the movement [sic] he heard the news over the all India Radio that he and two senior colleagues of his had been superseded in the appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."[7]

The K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, a medical college in Deralakatte and a unit of the Nitte Education Trust, was named after Hegde. The Justice KS Hegde Charitable Foundation, a trust dedicated to the advancement of education and community development in Mangalore, was established in memory of Hegde.[8] Each year, the foundation awards the Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Awards; previous winners include former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Former Chief Justice & Judges". main.sci.gov.in/. Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "Former Speakers". loksabha.nic.in/. Software Unit, Computer (HW & SW) Management. Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Govt Of India. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. "Former Chief Justice & Judges". main.sci.gov.in/. Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. "Karnataka govt will take full care of Hegde's concerns: Advani".
  5. Swain, Pratap Chandra (2001). Bharatiya Janata Party: Profile and Performance. ISBN 9788176482578.
  6. "Obituary". The Indian Express. 26 May 1990. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. "Tribute to K.S. Hegde". The Indian Express. 27 May 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. "Birth Centenary Celebrations of Late K S Hegde at Nitte". Daijiworld Media. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  9. Sachs, Jeffrey D. (2001). Macroeconomics and Health. World Health Organization. p. 148. ISBN 9789241545501.

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