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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}'''Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar''' (14 March 1926 – 28 February 2004) was a former Chief Justice of Bombay and Madras High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/references/ChandurkarMN.pdf|title=Full Court Conference|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-right-man-for-the-job/|title=The right man for the job|last=Chandrachud|first=Abhinav|date=19 May 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> He was born in a [[Mali|Brahmin]] family in Chandurbazar village, [[Amravati district]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Prabhu Chawla |date=November 15, 1987 |title=Executive succeeds in having its way, imposes its will on the judiciary|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19871115-executive-succeeds-in-having-its-way-imposes-its-will-on-the-judiciary-799516-1987-11-15|access-date=2022-01-15|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> His father N.B. Chandurkar was a distinguished lawyer and a Sanskrit scholar. | ||
'''Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar''' (14 March 1926 | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Chandurkar was born in 1926. He studied in Somalwar Academy of [[Nagpur]] and [[Hislop College]]. He passed Law from the [[University of Nagpur]]. Chandurkar enrolled as an Advocate and started practice in the Nagpur High Court in 1954 on Civil, Criminal and Tax matters. He was appointed in the post of Additional Judge of the [[Bombay High Court]] on 28 October 1967. In 1968 he became a permanent judge. Justice Chandurkar was elevated in the post of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 2 January 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshowpuisne.php?auth=amdldGlkPTE2NyZwYWdlbm89MTc=|title=MR. M.N. Chandurkar|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> He was transferred to the [[Madras High Court]] and served | Chandurkar was born in 1926. He studied in Somalwar Academy of [[Nagpur]] and [[Hislop College]]. He passed Law from the [[University of Nagpur]]. Chandurkar enrolled as an Advocate and started practice in the Nagpur High Court in 1954 on Civil, Criminal and Tax matters. He was appointed in the post of Additional Judge of the [[Bombay High Court]] on 28 October 1967. In 1968 he became a permanent judge. Justice Chandurkar was elevated in the post of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 2 January 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshowpuisne.php?auth=amdldGlkPTE2NyZwYWdlbm89MTc=|title=MR. M.N. Chandurkar|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> He was transferred to the [[Madras High Court]] and served there as the Chief Justice from 2 April 1984 to 13 March 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjlist.html|title=The former Chief Justices|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 21 July 2025
Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar (14 March 1926 – 28 February 2004) was a former Chief Justice of Bombay and Madras High Court.[1][2] He was born in a Brahmin family in Chandurbazar village, Amravati district.[3] His father N.B. Chandurkar was a distinguished lawyer and a Sanskrit scholar.
Career[edit | edit source]
Chandurkar was born in 1926. He studied in Somalwar Academy of Nagpur and Hislop College. He passed Law from the University of Nagpur. Chandurkar enrolled as an Advocate and started practice in the Nagpur High Court in 1954 on Civil, Criminal and Tax matters. He was appointed in the post of Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 28 October 1967. In 1968 he became a permanent judge. Justice Chandurkar was elevated in the post of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 2 January 1984.[4] He was transferred to the Madras High Court and served there as the Chief Justice from 2 April 1984 to 13 March 1988.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Full Court Conference" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ Chandrachud, Abhinav (19 May 2018). "The right man for the job". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ Prabhu Chawla (15 November 1987). "Executive succeeds in having its way, imposes its will on the judiciary". India Today. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "MR. M.N. Chandurkar". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "The former Chief Justices". Retrieved 20 December 2018.