Justice M. M. Pareed Pillay | |
|---|---|
 Justice Pareed Pillay | |
| 15th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court | |
| In office 5 November 1994 – 17 September 1995 | |
| Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aluva, Kerala, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality |  India |
| Relatives | M. M. Abdul Khader (brother) M. K. Mackar Pillay (uncle) |
Manadath Mohammed Pareed Pillay is a retired Indian judge, jurist and lawyer who served as the 15th Chief Justice of Kerala.[1] He was also appointed as the 3rd Kerala Lokayuktha in 2009 and the first Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission in 1998 by the Governor of Kerala.[2][3]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Pareed Pillay was born in Aluva to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist M. K. Mackar Pillay.[citation needed]
Pillay's brother, M. M. Abdul Khader was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, who also served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "About Commission". Kerala State Human Right Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ Kerala Law Department Notification, Kerala Gazette, 11 December 1998, http://www.kshrc.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/17_2.pdf
- ↑ "History | Kerala Law Academy". www.keralalawacademy.org. Retrieved 13 July 2020.[permanent dead link]