Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar (16 March 1901 – 12 June 1981) originally from Gajendra-Gad, a historic fort and town in southern India[1][2] was the 7th Chief Justice of India, serving from February 1964 to March 1966.
Prahlad Balacharya Gajendragadkar was born into Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family on 16 March 1901 to Gajendragadkar Balacharya in Satara, Bombay Presidency.[3] The family of Gajendragadkar's, migrated from Gajendragad, a town in Dharwad district in Karnataka to Satara (now part of Maharashtra).[4] Gajendragadkar's father Bal-Acharya (Teacher) was a Sanskrit Vidwan (scholar). P. B. Gajendragadkar, the youngest son of Bal-Acharya spread the fame of the family name Gajendra-Gadkar name. He followed his older brother Ashvathama-Acharys to Mumbai and carried the torch of the Gajendragadkar tradition in Nyaya (Law) to the western world. He passed M.A. from Deccan College (Pune) in 1924 and LL.B. with honors from the ILS Law College in 1926 and joined the Bombay Bar on the Appellate side. In the early days, he edited the 'Hindu Law Quarterly. His critical edition of the classic 'Dattaka Mimamsa' earned him a great reputation for scholarship. He became the acknowledged leader of the Bombay Bar, well known for his forensic skill and legal acumen. He was influenced by Jawaharlal Nehru's rationality and scholasticism.[5]
In 1945, he was appointed a Judge of the Bombay High Court. In January 1956, he was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench and rose to become the Chief Justice of India in 1964. His contribution to the development of Constitutional and Industrial Law has been hailed as great and unique.
Gajendragadkar intervened and got the then Chief Justice of the Madras High CourtS. Ramachandra Iyer to resign after a lawyer G. Vasantha Pai found evidence that he forged his date of birth to avoid compulsory retirement at the age of 60 as the case filed by Pai would severely damage the judiciary and he got Ramachandra Iyer to resign before the case came up for hearing this led the case to be dismissed as he had already resigned his lordship.[6][7]
At the request of the Government of India, he headed a number of commissions such as the Central Law Commission, National Commission on Labour and the Bank Award Commission. At the request of Indira Gandhi, then the Prime Minister of India, he held the honorary office of the Gandhigram Rural Institute in Southern India.
He served twice as the President of Social Reform Conference and organized campaigns for eradicating the evils of casteism, untouchability, superstition and obscurantism to promote national integration and unity.
Gajendragadkar also carried forward the Madhva tradition of Vedanta and Mimasa. He served as the General Editor of 'The Ten Classical Upanishads', a series sponsored by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Like his father, Gajendragadkar was also a Mukhasta-vidwan.
Personal lifeedit
Gajendragadkar had 2 daughters, Dr. (Mrs.) Sharad Jahagirdar, a renowned gynaecologist who resided in Mumbai, and Asha Kirtane, an artist residing in Pune. His eldest daughter, Dr. (Mrs.) Sharad Jahagirdar married Justice Raghavendra Jahagirdar who served as a judge on the Bombay High Court.
Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN978-8120815759.
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Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar 16 March 1901 12 June 1981 originally from Gajendra Gad a historic fort and town in southern India 1 2 was the 7th Chief Justice of India serving from February 1964 to March 1966 Pralhad Gajendragadkar7th Chief Justice of IndiaIn office 1 February 1964 15 March 1966Appointed bySarvepalli RadhakrishnanPreceded byBhuvaneshwar Prasad SinhaSucceeded byAmal Kumar SarkarChairman 6th amp 7th Law Commission of IndiaIn office 1971 1974Personal detailsBorn 1901 03 16 16 March 1901Satara Bombay Presidency British IndiaDied12 June 1981 1981 06 12 aged 80 Bombay Maharashtra IndiaChildrenDr Sharad Jahagirdar Asha KirtaneParentBalacharyaRelativesAshvathamacharya brother Alma materKarnatak College Dharwar Deccan College Pune ILS Law CollegeAwardsPadma Vibhushan Zala Vedant Prize Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Education 4 Positions held 5 Books 6 Awards 7 References 7 1 BibliographyEarly life and career editPrahlad Balacharya Gajendragadkar was born into Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family on 16 March 1901 to Gajendragadkar Balacharya in Satara Bombay Presidency 3 The family of Gajendragadkar s migrated from Gajendragad a town in Dharwad district in Karnataka to Satara now part of Maharashtra 4 Gajendragadkar s father Bal Acharya Teacher was a Sanskrit Vidwan scholar P B Gajendragadkar the youngest son of Bal Acharya spread the fame of the family name Gajendra Gadkar name He followed his older brother Ashvathama Acharys to Mumbai and carried the torch of the Gajendragadkar tradition in Nyaya Law to the western world He passed M A from Deccan College Pune in 1924 and LL B with honors from the ILS Law College in 1926 and joined the Bombay Bar on the Appellate side In the early days he edited the Hindu Law Quarterly His critical edition of the classic Dattaka Mimamsa earned him a great reputation for scholarship He became the acknowledged leader of the Bombay Bar well known for his forensic skill and legal acumen He was influenced by Jawaharlal Nehru s rationality and scholasticism 5 In 1945 he was appointed a Judge of the Bombay High Court In January 1956 he was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench and rose to become the Chief Justice of India in 1964 His contribution to the development of Constitutional and Industrial Law has been hailed as great and unique Gajendragadkar intervened and got the then Chief Justice of the Madras High Court S Ramachandra Iyer to resign after a lawyer G Vasantha Pai found evidence that he forged his date of birth to avoid compulsory retirement at the age of 60 as the case filed by Pai would severely damage the judiciary and he got Ramachandra Iyer to resign before the case came up for hearing this led the case to be dismissed as he had already resigned his lordship 6 7 At the request of the Government of India he headed a number of commissions such as the Central Law Commission National Commission on Labour and the Bank Award Commission At the request of Indira Gandhi then the Prime Minister of India he held the honorary office of the Gandhigram Rural Institute in Southern India He served twice as the President of Social Reform Conference and organized campaigns for eradicating the evils of casteism untouchability superstition and obscurantism to promote national integration and unity Gajendragadkar also carried forward the Madhva tradition of Vedanta and Mimasa He served as the General Editor of The Ten Classical Upanishads a series sponsored by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Like his father Gajendragadkar was also a Mukhasta vidwan Personal life editGajendragadkar had 2 daughters Dr Mrs Sharad Jahagirdar a renowned gynaecologist who resided in Mumbai and Asha Kirtane an artist residing in Pune His eldest daughter Dr Mrs Sharad Jahagirdar married Justice Raghavendra Jahagirdar who served as a judge on the Bombay High Court Education editSatara High School 1911 to 1918 Karnatak College Dharwar 1918 1920 Deccan College Pune 1920 to 1924 Dakshina Fellow 1922 24 Bhagwandas Purshotamdas Sanskrit Scholar 1922 24 ILS Law College 1924 26 Positions held editJudge Bombay High Court 1945 57 Judge Supreme Court 1957 Chief Justice of India from 1 February 1964 Retired on 15 March 1966 Honorary Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai 1967 Books editOpen Library P B Gajendragadkar 8 Awards editIn 1972 Gajendragadkar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award from the Government of India References edit Biography of P B Gajendragadkar From Gajendra Gad Archived 2008 12 31 at the Wayback Machine Sharma 2000 p 547 Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar 1967 Jawaharlal Nehru A Glimpse of the Man and His Teachings Nagpur University Indian Dissertation Abstracts Volume 10 p 102 Similarly Gajendragadkar was influenced by Nehru s scholasticism rationality and secularism The controversy over age then and now The Hindu 29 January 2012 Retrieved 8 April 2015 G Vasantha Pai vs Sri S Ramachandra Iyer 2 MLJ 151 1967 Open Library P B Gajendragadkar Bibliography edit Sharma B N Krishnamurti 2000 A History of the Dvaita School of Vedanta and Its Literature 3rd Edition Motilal Banarsidass 2008 Reprint ISBN 978 8120815759 Legal officesPreceded byBhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha Chief Justice of India31 January 1964 15 March 1966 Succeeded byAmal Kumar Sarkar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title P B Gajendragadkar amp oldid 1160942316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
