The Honorable Y. V. Chandrachud (Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud) served as the Chief Justice of India from February 22, 1978 to the day he retired on July 11, 1985. He was born in Poona in the state of Maharashtra on July 12, 1920. He was first appointed Judge to the Supreme Court of India on August 28, 1972. The Chief Justice of India is the highest position obtainable by a judge in India. ... Pune, formerly called Poona, is the second largest city (after Mumbai) in the state of Maharashtra, India. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤° , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. ...
He now resides in Mumbai with his wife. Mumbai (Marathi: मà¥à¤‚बई,IPA: , formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, also it is the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ...
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The Honorable Y. V. Chandrachud's son Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud (Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud) currently serves as a Judge on the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on August 14, 1862. ...
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Official Supreme Court of India Website
Official Bombay High Court Website
Y. V. Chandrachud's Official Supreme Court of India Biography
Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud's Office Bombay High Court Biography
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India.
After some of the courts overturned state laws redistributing land from zamindar (landlord) estates on the grounds that the laws violated the zamindars' fundamental rights, the Parliament of India passed the First Amendment to the Constitution in 1951 followed by the Fourth Amendment in 1955 to protect its authority to implement land redistribution.
On April 24, 1973, the Supreme Court responded to the parliamentary offensive by ruling in the Kesavananda Bharati v.
Justice Chandrachud in Para 1 states that the petitioners form almost half the population of the city.
Justice Chandrachud while deciding this case entirely followed the PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY as given by Bentham and held that the end aim of the legislator should be HAPPINESS of the people and the GENERAL UTILITY must be the guiding principle.
Justice Chandrachud in the Para 2 of the judgment lays down the emphasis on the slum dwellers right to life and reside in any part of the country with dignity as other citizens of the nation.
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