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'''Pavani Parameswara Rao''' ('''P. P. Rao'''; 5 August 1933 – 13 September 2017) was a Senior Advocate<ref name="urlJudges free to declare assets: CJI">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/judges-free-to-declare-assets-cji/505951/3 |title=Judges free to declare assets: CJI |access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref> practising in the [[Supreme Court of India]]. Widely considered a doyen of [[Constitutional Law]], he had argued a number of landmark cases before the Supreme Court. He died on 13 September 2017 in a private hospital in South Delhi following a cardiac arrest, India.<ref>https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/constitutional-law-expert-pavani-parameswara-rao-dies-1505380932-1</ref> | '''Pavani Parameswara Rao''' ('''P. P. Rao'''; 5 August 1933 – 13 September 2017) was a Senior Advocate<ref name="urlJudges free to declare assets: CJI">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/judges-free-to-declare-assets-cji/505951/3 |title=Judges free to declare assets: CJI |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref> practising in the [[Supreme Court of India]]. Widely considered a doyen of [[Constitutional Law]], he had argued a number of landmark cases before the Supreme Court. He died on 13 September 2017 in a private hospital in South Delhi following a cardiac arrest, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/constitutional-law-expert-pavani-parameswara-rao-dies-1505380932-1|title = Constitutional law expert Pavani Parameswara Rao dies|date = 14 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Soon after demolition of the [[Babri Masjid]] in December 1992, [[President's Rule]] was imposed in the four [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-ruled states, viz., [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], Rajasthan and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. When these proclamations were challenged in the Supreme Court by lawyers such as [[Soli Sorabjee]], [[Ram Jethmalani]], [[Shanti Bhushan]] and others who generally represented the opposition parties, Rao defended the Proclamations representing the States of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] which were then under President's Rule. Rao conceived, developed and presented the argument based on secularism which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution and convinced the Court that all the four BJP Governments had acted in concert and violated the basic feature of secularism by mobilising, encouraging and supporting the [[Kar Sevaks]] who demolished Babri Masjid. The Supreme Court upheld all the four Proclamations. The judgement is reported as ''[[SR Bommai v Union of India]], (1994) 3 SCC 1 = AIR 1994 SC 1918''. | Soon after demolition of the [[Babri Masjid]] in December 1992, [[President's Rule]] was imposed in the four [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-ruled states, viz., [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], Rajasthan and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. When these proclamations were challenged in the Supreme Court by lawyers such as [[Soli Sorabjee]], [[Ram Jethmalani]], [[Shanti Bhushan]] and others who generally represented the opposition parties, Rao defended the Proclamations representing the States of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] which were then under President's Rule. Rao conceived, developed and presented the argument based on secularism which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution and convinced the Court that all the four BJP Governments had acted in concert and violated the basic feature of secularism by mobilising, encouraging and supporting the [[Kar Sevaks]] who demolished Babri Masjid. The Supreme Court upheld all the four Proclamations. The judgement is reported as ''[[SR Bommai v Union of India]], (1994) 3 SCC 1 = AIR 1994 SC 1918''. | ||
Rao appeared in several other leading cases involving interpretation of the Constitution. He successfully fought against capitation fees in educational institutions in ''J.P. Unnikrishnan's case (1993)''; for the privileges of members of parliament in ''[[P.V. Narasimha Rao]]'s case (1998)'' ; for the Governor's power to appoint a Chief Minister who is not a member of the Legislature, but enjoying majority support while her appeal against conviction was pending in ''B.R. Kapoor's case (2001)''; for the voters' right to information about the antecedents of contesting candidates in the ''PUCL case'' appearing for [[Lok Satta]] (2003); for Government's power of regulation of admissions to professional courses for preventing exploitation of students by private institutions in ''T.M.A. Pai (2002)'', ''Islamic Academy (2003)'' and ''[[P.A. Inamdar]] (2005)''. Representing the National Human Rights Commission, he persuaded the Supreme Court to intervene directly in the ''[[Best Bakery case]]'' in which Fast Track Court had acquitted all the accused. He successfully defended the constitutional validity of Entry Tax before a nine Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in 2016. He had led the arguments on behalf of States of MP and Andhra Pradesh. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod for the nomination of P.P. Rao, senior advocate, as jurist member of the selection committee of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pranab-clears-pp-rao-for-lokpal-selection-panel/article5682475.ece</ref> | Rao appeared in several other leading cases involving interpretation of the Constitution. He successfully fought against capitation fees in educational institutions in ''J.P. Unnikrishnan's case (1993)''; for the privileges of members of parliament in ''[[P.V. Narasimha Rao]]'s case (1998)'' ; for the Governor's power to appoint a Chief Minister who is not a member of the Legislature, but enjoying majority support while her appeal against conviction was pending in ''B.R. Kapoor's case (2001)''; for the voters' right to information about the antecedents of contesting candidates in the ''PUCL case'' appearing for [[Lok Satta]] (2003); for Government's power of regulation of admissions to professional courses for preventing exploitation of students by private institutions in ''T.M.A. Pai (2002)'', ''Islamic Academy (2003)'' and ''[[P.A. Inamdar]] (2005)''. Representing the National Human Rights Commission, he persuaded the Supreme Court to intervene directly in the ''[[Best Bakery case]]'' in which Fast Track Court had acquitted all the accused. He successfully defended the constitutional validity of Entry Tax before a nine Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in 2016. He had led the arguments on behalf of States of MP and Andhra Pradesh. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod for the nomination of P.P. Rao, senior advocate, as jurist member of the selection committee of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pranab-clears-pp-rao-for-lokpal-selection-panel/article5682475.ece|title = Pranab clears P.P. Rao for Lokpal selection panel|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 13 February 2014|last1 = Venkatesan|first1 = J.}}</ref> | ||
==Seminars and conferences== | ==Seminars and conferences== | ||
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* Kandukuri Veeresalingam Investigative Journalism Award (2000) given by Hithakarini Samaj, Dr. Vasi Reddy Malathi Trust, Rajahmundry, A.P. | * Kandukuri Veeresalingam Investigative Journalism Award (2000) given by Hithakarini Samaj, Dr. Vasi Reddy Malathi Trust, Rajahmundry, A.P. | ||
* National Law Day Award (2005) for his lifelong contribution in the field of constitutional law given by Indian Council of Jurists. | * National Law Day Award (2005) for his lifelong contribution in the field of constitutional law given by Indian Council of Jurists. | ||
* [[Padma Bhushan]] announced on 26 January 2006 and awarded on 29 March 2006.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | * [[Padma Bhushan]] announced on 26 January 2006 and awarded on 29 March 2006.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
* Andhra Kesri Award (2006) by Andhra Kesri Seva Parivar, Andhra Pradesh. | * Andhra Kesri Award (2006) by Andhra Kesri Seva Parivar, Andhra Pradesh. | ||
* 'Nyaaya Visarada' by Sree Rayala Kala Samithi, Chennai | * 'Nyaaya Visarada' by Sree Rayala Kala Samithi, Chennai | ||