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{{Short description|Indian jurist (1929-2015)}} | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| | | honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) | ||
| name | | name = Vijaykumar S. Malimath | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| office1 | | office1 = Chairman, [[Tribunals in India|Central Administrative Tribunal]] | ||
| term_start1 | | term_start1 = 12 December 1991 | ||
| term_end1 | | term_end1 = 11 June 1994 | ||
| appointer1 | | appointer1 = [[R. Venkataraman]] | ||
| predecessor1 | | predecessor1 = [[Amitav Banerji]] | ||
| successor1 | | successor1 = S. C. Mathur | ||
| office2 | | office2 = 12th [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Kerala High Court]] | ||
| term_start2 | | term_start2 = 24 October 1985 | ||
| term_end2 | | term_end2 = 11 June 1991 | ||
| appointer2 | | nominator2 = [[P. N. Bhagwati]] | ||
| predecessor2 | | appointer2 = [[Zail Singh]] | ||
| successor2 | | predecessor2 = K. Bhaskaran | ||
| office3 | | successor2 = [[M. Jagannadha Rao]] | ||
| term_start3 | | office3 = 10th [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Karnataka High Court]] | ||
| term_end3 | | term_start3 = 6 February 1984 | ||
| appointer3 | | term_end3 = 24 October 1985 | ||
| predecessor3 | | nominator3 = [[Y. V. Chandrachud]] | ||
| successor3 | | appointer3 = [[Zail Singh]] | ||
| birth_date | | predecessor3 = K. Bhimaiah | ||
| birth_place | | successor3 = Prem Chand Jain | ||
| death_date | | office4 = Judge of [[Karnataka High Court]] | ||
| death_place | | term_start4 = 5 March 1970 | ||
| alma_mater | | term_end4 = 5 February 1984 | ||
| nominator4 = [[M. Hidayatullah]] | |||
| appointer4 = [[V. V. Giri]] | |||
| office5 = [[Advocate General]] of [[Karnataka]] | |||
| term_start5 = 23 February 1968 | |||
| term_end5 = 4 March 1970 | |||
| appointer5 = [[G. S. Pathak]] | |||
| 1blankname5 = [[Chief Minister]] | |||
| 1namedata5 = {{ubl|[[S. Nijalingappa]]|[[Veerendra Patil]]}} | |||
| predecessor5 = T. Krishna Rao | |||
| successor5 = [[E. S. Venkataramiah]] | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|07|12}} | |||
| birth_place = | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|12|22|1929|07|12}} | |||
| death_place = Bengaluru, India | |||
| alma_mater = [[University of London]] | |||
| children = [[Ravi Malimath]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Vijaykumar S. Malimath''' (12 June 1929 – 22 December 2015) was an Indian [[jurist]], who served as Chief Justice of the [[Kerala High Court]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Former Judges of High Court of Kerala|url = http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/frmrjudges.html|website = highcourtofkerala.nic.in|accessdate = 2015-12-23}}</ref> and [[Karnataka High Court]]. He also was the Chairman of the [[Tribunals in India|Central Administrative Tribunal]], and member of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India]]. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Recommendations of the Malimath Committee on reforms of Criminal Justice System|url = http://www.pucl.org/Topics/Law/2003/malimath-recommendations.htm|website = pucl.org|accessdate = 2015-12-23|archive-date = 1 July 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110701072943/http://pucl.org/Topics/Law/2003/malimath-recommendations.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Malimath started his law practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He moved his practice to | Malimath started his law practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He moved his practice to Bangalore in 1956. The state then appointed him Advocate General in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Advocate General for Karnataka|url = http://www.advgen.kar.nic.in/previous_ag.asp|website = advgen.kar.nic.in|accessdate = 2015-12-25}}</ref> He rose rapidly through the ranks of the Judiciary. He was appointed a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1970 and became Chief Justice of the Karnataka Court in 1984. He was then transferred to [[Kerala]] as its Chief Justice in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hon'ble Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath|url=http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/HCKformer_judges/malith.html}}</ref> | ||
He served on the Central Administrative Tribunal as its chair.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://cgatnew.gov.in/writereaddata/Delhi/docs/MEMBER1985.pdf|title = Former Members of Central Administrative Tribunal | He served on the Central Administrative Tribunal as its chair.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://cgatnew.gov.in/writereaddata/Delhi/docs/MEMBER1985.pdf|title = Former Members of Central Administrative Tribunal|accessdate = 25 December 2015}}</ref> He served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|title = National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India.|url = http://nhrc.nic.in/|website = nhrc.nic.in|accessdate = 2015-12-25}}</ref> After his retirement from the high court he also headed the [[Indian Penal Code#Criminal justice reforms|Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System in India.]] He was a U.N. Representative to monitor human rights enforcement in Nigeria<ref>{{Cite book|title = National Human Rights Commission of India: Formation, Functioning, and Future Prospects|publisher = Atlantic Publishers & Dist|date = 2003-01-01|isbn = 9788185495774|first = Arun|last = Ray}}</ref> and Sri Lanka. The [[International Bar Association]] included him in a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka to assess the circumstances surrounding a call for a constitutional referendum and its effect on the country's judiciary.<ref>{{Cite web|title = IBA - Sri Lanka fact-finding, 2001|url = http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=3a1bf39b-3ba9-4f09-9fa4-4449c8152de0|accessdate = 2015-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Bar chairman selected for Sri Lankan legal mission|url = https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/4496|website = m.malaysiakini.com|accessdate = 2015-12-23|language = en-MY}}</ref> | ||
He was also the chair of the Karnataka Border Protection Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Border Protection Panel Chief Submits Draft Terms|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Border-Protection-Panel-Chief-Submits-Draft-Terms/2015/07/20/article2929791.ece|website = The New Indian Express|accessdate = 2015-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Reupped Roundup : Ban on Chinese Lanterns, Salman Khan, Justice Malimath & more | He was also the chair of the Karnataka Border Protection Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Border Protection Panel Chief Submits Draft Terms|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Border-Protection-Panel-Chief-Submits-Draft-Terms/2015/07/20/article2929791.ece|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150720223957/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Border-Protection-Panel-Chief-Submits-Draft-Terms/2015/07/20/article2929791.ece|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 July 2015|website = The New Indian Express|accessdate = 2015-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Reupped Roundup : Ban on Chinese Lanterns, Salman Khan, Justice Malimath & more – Bar & Bench|url = http://barandbench.com/legal-india-news-salman-khan-gujarat-high-court-german-bakery-malimath/|website = Bar & Bench|accessdate = 2015-12-23|language = en-US}}</ref> | ||
He also headed committee for reforms in Code of Civil Procedure | He also headed committee for reforms in Code of Civil Procedure. | ||
==Awards and honors== | ==Awards and honors== | ||
He represented India in several international conferences. He was conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava Award]] by the Government of Karnataka, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University. | He represented India in several international conferences. He was conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava Award]] by the Government of Karnataka, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University. | ||
In 2011, [[Kannada University|Hampi University]] conferred the Nadoja Award upon V.S. Malimath.<ref>{{Cite news|title = | In 2011, [[Kannada University|Hampi University]] conferred the Nadoja Award upon V.S. Malimath.<ref>{{Cite news|title = 'Nadoja' conferred on Malimath, three others|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/nadoja-conferred-on-malimath-three-others/article2750712.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2011-12-27|access-date = 2015-12-29|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Nadoja for Malimath, S L Bhyrappa|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article237086.ece|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222140/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article237086.ece|url-status = dead|archive-date = 4 March 2016|website = The New Indian Express|accessdate = 2015-12-29}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian judges]] | ||
[[Category:Chief | [[Category:Chief justices of the Kerala High Court]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of the University of London]] | [[Category:Alumni of the University of London]] | ||
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Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Vijaykumar S. Malimath | |
|---|---|
| Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal | |
| In office 12 December 1991 – 11 June 1994 | |
| Appointed by | R. Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | Amitav Banerji |
| Succeeded by | S. C. Mathur |
| 12th Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court | |
| In office 24 October 1985 – 11 June 1991 | |
| Nominated by | P. N. Bhagwati |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | K. Bhaskaran |
| Succeeded by | M. Jagannadha Rao |
| 10th Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 6 February 1984 – 24 October 1985 | |
| Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | K. Bhimaiah |
| Succeeded by | Prem Chand Jain |
| Judge of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 5 March 1970 – 5 February 1984 | |
| Nominated by | M. Hidayatullah |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Advocate General of Karnataka | |
| In office 23 February 1968 – 4 March 1970 | |
| Appointed by | G. S. Pathak |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | T. Krishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | E. S. Venkataramiah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1929 |
| Died | 22 December 2015 (aged 86) Bengaluru, India |
| Children | Ravi Malimath |
| Alma mater | University of London |
Vijaykumar S. Malimath (12 June 1929 – 22 December 2015) was an Indian jurist, who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court[1] and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, and member of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.[2]
Education[edit | edit source]
Malimath did his primary education from Karnataka. He then secured First Rank in LL.B. and a post Graduate Diploma in Public International Law from University of London in 1952.
Career[edit | edit source]
Malimath started his law practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He moved his practice to Bangalore in 1956. The state then appointed him Advocate General in 1968.[3] He rose rapidly through the ranks of the Judiciary. He was appointed a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1970 and became Chief Justice of the Karnataka Court in 1984. He was then transferred to Kerala as its Chief Justice in 1985.[4]
He served on the Central Administrative Tribunal as its chair.[5] He served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission.[6] After his retirement from the high court he also headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System in India. He was a U.N. Representative to monitor human rights enforcement in Nigeria[7] and Sri Lanka. The International Bar Association included him in a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka to assess the circumstances surrounding a call for a constitutional referendum and its effect on the country's judiciary.[8][9]
He was also the chair of the Karnataka Border Protection Committee.[10][11] He also headed committee for reforms in Code of Civil Procedure.
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
He represented India in several international conferences. He was conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University. In 2011, Hampi University conferred the Nadoja Award upon V.S. Malimath.[12][13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Recommendations of the Malimath Committee on reforms of Criminal Justice System". pucl.org. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Advocate General for Karnataka". advgen.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hon'ble Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath".
- ↑ "Former Members of Central Administrative Tribunal" (PDF). Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India". nhrc.nic.in. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ Ray, Arun (1 January 2003). National Human Rights Commission of India: Formation, Functioning, and Future Prospects. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 9788185495774.
- ↑ "IBA - Sri Lanka fact-finding, 2001". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Bar chairman selected for Sri Lankan legal mission". m.malaysiakini.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Border Protection Panel Chief Submits Draft Terms". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Reupped Roundup : Ban on Chinese Lanterns, Salman Khan, Justice Malimath & more – Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "'Nadoja' conferred on Malimath, three others". The Hindu. 27 December 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Nadoja for Malimath, S L Bhyrappa". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.