Doraiswamy Raju or D. Raju (born 2 July 1939) was an Indian Judge and former Justice of The

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Career

Raju was graduated in 1959 and obtained B.L. degree in

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in 1961 from the

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. In 1962 he was enrolled as an advocate in Madras Bar Association and started practice in various

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on Civil, Constitutional, Taxation and Land related matters. Raju worked as Standing Counsel for various Public Institutions and Undertakings of

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and Andhra Pradesh Government including

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. He was designated as Senior Advocate of

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in 1987. He was appointed the Judge of the same High Court in 1990. On 17 November 1995 Justice Raju became the Chairman, Advisory Board of COFEPOSA. He was elevated in the post of Chief Justice,

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on 1 July 1998 and in 2000 he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Raju retired from judgeship on 1 July 2004.

References

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