December 2012

Ranganath Misra, the former chief justice of India died. He died at the age of 86 and is survived by his wife Sumitra Misra. Ranganath Misra was appointed to be the 21st Chief Justice of India from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991 during the reign of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and former President of India, R. Venkataraman.

Life of Ranganath Misra

Ranganath Misra completed his education from Cuttack, Orissa and Allahabad University. He turned up to be an advocate in high court of Orissa in the year 1950 and was appointed to be the judge of the same court on 18 September 1969 and turned up to be the acting Chief Justice of the same court on 6 November 1980 and a chief justice from 16 January 1981. He served NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) as its first chairman.

He chaired the famous Ranganath Misra Commission that was constituted by his name on 29 October 2004 by the Government of India to deal and look after the issues related to Linguistic and Religious minorities in

India. The report was submitted by the commission on 21 May 2007 and important findings like,

1. To reserve 8.4 percent of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota of the 27 percent of the minorities

2. Scheduled caste reservation for Dalit converts

3. 15 percent seats for minorities in educational institutions and government services

Ranganath Misra was the head of the judicial commission that was appointed for the probe in the anti-Sikh riots of New Delhi after the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated.

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