Raghunandan Swarup Pathak
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (25 November 1924 – 17 November 2007) was the 18th Chief Justice of India. He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former Vice President of India.
Raghunandan Pathak | |
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| 18th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 21 December 1986 – 18 June 1989 | |
| Nominated by | CJI Y V Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | President Giani Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | P. N. Bhagwati |
| Succeeded by | E.S. Venkataramiah |
| Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1924 |
| Died | 17 November 2007 (aged 82) New Delhi, India |
He was one of the four judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice in The Hague (the others being Benegal Narsing Rau who served at ICJ during 1952 to 1953 Nagendra Singh who served as its President from 1985 to 1988 and former Supreme Court justice Dalveer Bhandari, who currently sits upon the World Court). He did his schooling from St. Joseph's College, Allahabad and had studied law at Allahabad University. After practising law at Allahabad, he became Judge at Allahabad High Court in 1962 and later Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1972.