Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah (born 25 October 1929) was the 25th

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. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed University). and on the Advisory Board of ''Foundation for Restoration of National Values'', a society established in 2008 that strives to restore National and Cultural Values of India. He earned Bachelor of Science from University of Mysore and Bachelor Bachelor of Laws from the

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. He started practicing law in 1951. He was appointed Permanent Judge of the

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on 6 November 1975. He was elevated as Judge of the

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on 5 October 1987. Finally, he became the 25th

on 12 February 1993 and subsequently retired on 24 October 1994. Post retirement, he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance in 2003. He served as the Chairman of

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from 1996-1998 and in 2000 he headed

National Commission to review the working of the Constitution The National Commission to review the working of the Constitution (NCRWC) also known as Justice Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah Commission was set up by a resolution of the NDA Government of India led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 22 February 2 ...

. He is currently serving as the chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam.

Honors

* Padma Vibhushan - India's Second Highest Civilian Honour from the President of India in 2004. * Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) - Pondicherry University * Doctor of Laws (LL.D) (honoris causa) - Manipal University * Honorary Doctorate from Rani Channamma University, BelagaviRCU organise first convocation on Feb 16 – Chennaionline News

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