The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : R.L. Narasimham was an eminent, upright judge, says A.P. Shah

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R.L. Narasimham was an eminent, upright judge, says A.P. Shah

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"Known for his landmark judgments, proficiency in Sanskrit" Known for his landmark judgments, proficiency in Sanskrit

CHENNAI: Family, friends and colleagues of R.L. Narasimham, former Chief Justice, High Courts of Orissa and Patna, celebrated the anniversary of the late judge here on Saturday.

Narasimham was known for his landmark judgments, proficiency in Sanskrit and humaneness. Presiding over the function, Chief Justice of Madras High Court A.P. Shah said not only being a good judge, but also being perceived as one by others, distinguished Narasimham.

Narasimham, who was born in 1906, distinguished himself in the ICS examinations in 1929 and went to England for probation.

In England, he completed his Sanskrit (Hons) at the University of Oxford and on return he was assigned the Bihar/Orissa cadre. He opted for the judicial service and became a Judge in the Orissa High Court when he was only 42 years.

He became the Chief Justice of the court in 1956 and in 1965 he became the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. After retirement in 1968, he became member-secretary of the Law Commission in New Delhi and subsequently served several commissions and tribunals until he passed away in 1981.

Mr. Justice Shah said Narasimham had gained a reputation as an eminent and upright judge, and had an outstanding gift to grasp any problem and offer solutions. He released a souvenir, RLN — 100, brought out by the family on the occasion. T.V. Antony, former Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu, received the first copy.

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Mr. Antony, whose father, T.A. Varghese, was a colleague of Narasimham in the ICS, recalled his family's association with him. Narasimham's son N. Ramaswami; daughter Manju Srinivasan; son-in-law S. Srinivasan; and Prof. Krishnamoorthy Srinivas, regional advisor to the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh paid tributes.

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