Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri (4 January 1889 – 16 March 1963) was the second Chief Justice of India, serving in the post from 7 November 1951 to 3 January 1954.
He was the son of Pandit Krishna Sastri, senior Sanskrit pandit of Pachaiyappa's College, Madras. He graduated in B.A. from Madras University in around 1910 before taking an LL.B in 1912 and becoming an advocate.[citation needed]
Career
Sastri began his career as an advocate in the Madras High Court in 1914 and practised for some time, gaining repute as having special expertise in tax law, particularly with Chettiar clients. In 1922, he was appointed standing counsel to the Commissioner of Income Tax in recognition of his abilities in this field; he held the position until his elevation to the Bench on 15 March 1939. During this time, he, along with Sir Sidney Wadsworth notably tried complicated cases that followed after the passing of the Madras Agriculturists Debt Relief Act.[2] He replaced his close friend Sir Srinivasa Varadachariar, who had been appointed to the Federal Court of India.[3]
On 6 December 1947, by then third in seniority at the Madras High Court, he was made a judge of the Federal Court, which subsequently became the Supreme Court. Following the unexpected death of the Chief Justice, Sir Harilal Kania, on 6 November 1951, Sastri, as the senior-most associate justice, was appointed as Chief Justice. Sastri served in the position till he reached retirement age on 3 January 1954.[4][5]
Previously appointed pro-chancellor of Delhi University in 1953, he served in that capacity until 1956. In retirement, Sastri remained active with the Delhi branch of the International Law Association and headed the Airlines Compensation Commission which oversaw the nationalisation of India's airlines. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Press Trust of India and served on the Madras Legislative Council from July 1958 to April 1962. An eminent Sanskrit scholar and active member of the executive council of Benares Hindu University at the time of his death on 16 March 1963, he had chaired the Central Sanskrit Board since 1959, as well as the Kendriya Sanskrit Vidya Pith at Tirupati.[6] He died at his son-in-law's residence in Delhi from a cardiac arrest.[2] His great grandsons are Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Dr. Mandakulutur Subramanya Ganesh, Head of Oncology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru.[citation needed]
References
^"Sastri was first Tamilian Supreme Court Chief Justice". The New Indian Express. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ ab"Homage to Patanjali Sastri". The Indian Express. 17 March 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^Gardbois Jr., George H. (2011). Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950-1989. Oxford University Press. pp. 20–30. ISBN978-0-19-807061-0.
^"M. Patanjali Sastri". supremecourtofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^Gardbois Jr., George H. (2011). Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950-1989. Oxford University Press. pp. 20–30. ISBN978-0-19-807061-0.
^Gardbois Jr., George H. (2011). Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950-1989. Oxford University Press. pp. 20–30. ISBN978-0-19-807061-0.
patanjali, sastri, mandakolathur, patanjali, sastri, january, 1889, march, 1963, second, chief, justice, india, serving, post, from, november, 1951, january, 1954, chief, justice, indiain, office, november, 1951, january, 1954appointed, byrajendra, prasadprece. Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri 4 January 1889 16 March 1963 was the second Chief Justice of India serving in the post from 7 November 1951 to 3 January 1954 M Patanjali Sastri2nd Chief Justice of IndiaIn office 7 November 1951 3 January 1954Appointed byRajendra PrasadPreceded byH J KaniaSucceeded byMehr Chand MahajanPersonal detailsBorn 1889 01 04 4 January 1889Mandakolathur Madras Presidency present day Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu India 1 Died16 March 1963 1963 03 16 aged 74 Delhi IndiaChildren7Early life EditHe was the son of Pandit Krishna Sastri senior Sanskrit pandit of Pachaiyappa s College Madras He graduated in B A from Madras University in around 1910 before taking an LL B in 1912 and becoming an advocate citation needed Career EditSastri began his career as an advocate in the Madras High Court in 1914 and practised for some time gaining repute as having special expertise in tax law particularly with Chettiar clients In 1922 he was appointed standing counsel to the Commissioner of Income Tax in recognition of his abilities in this field he held the position until his elevation to the Bench on 15 March 1939 During this time he along with Sir Sidney Wadsworth notably tried complicated cases that followed after the passing of the Madras Agriculturists Debt Relief Act 2 He replaced his close friend Sir Srinivasa Varadachariar who had been appointed to the Federal Court of India 3 On 6 December 1947 by then third in seniority at the Madras High Court he was made a judge of the Federal Court which subsequently became the Supreme Court Following the unexpected death of the Chief Justice Sir Harilal Kania on 6 November 1951 Sastri as the senior most associate justice was appointed as Chief Justice Sastri served in the position till he reached retirement age on 3 January 1954 4 5 Previously appointed pro chancellor of Delhi University in 1953 he served in that capacity until 1956 In retirement Sastri remained active with the Delhi branch of the International Law Association and headed the Airlines Compensation Commission which oversaw the nationalisation of India s airlines He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Press Trust of India and served on the Madras Legislative Council from July 1958 to April 1962 An eminent Sanskrit scholar and active member of the executive council of Benares Hindu University at the time of his death on 16 March 1963 he had chaired the Central Sanskrit Board since 1959 as well as the Kendriya Sanskrit Vidya Pith at Tirupati 6 He died at his son in law s residence in Delhi from a cardiac arrest 2 His great grandsons are Avanidhar Subrahmanyam a Distinguished Professor at the University of California Los Angeles and Dr Mandakulutur Subramanya Ganesh Head of Oncology Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences Bengaluru citation needed References Edit Sastri was first Tamilian Supreme Court Chief Justice The New Indian Express 3 July 2013 Retrieved 23 July 2013 a b Homage to Patanjali Sastri The Indian Express 17 March 1963 p 7 Retrieved 6 February 2018 Gardbois Jr George H 2011 Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950 1989 Oxford University Press pp 20 30 ISBN 978 0 19 807061 0 M Patanjali Sastri supremecourtofindia nic in Retrieved 23 July 2013 Gardbois Jr George H 2011 Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950 1989 Oxford University Press pp 20 30 ISBN 978 0 19 807061 0 Gardbois Jr George H 2011 Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1950 1989 Oxford University Press pp 20 30 ISBN 978 0 19 807061 0 Legal officesPreceded byH J Kania Chief Justice of India16 November 1951 3 January 1954 Succeeded byMehr Chand Mahajan This Indian law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M Patanjali Sastri amp oldid 1153838803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
