O. Chinnappa Reddy (1922-2013) was a judge at the Supreme Court of India. He is known for his pro-active judgements which changed the judicial history of India.

Life

Chinnappa Reddy was born on 25 September 1922 at

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in a 5th generation

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family in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He did his schooling at London Mission High School, Gooty and higher education at Loyola College and

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. He became permanent judge in 1967 at

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after he served as lawyer for two decades. He was elevated to Supreme Court in 1978 and retired in 1987. He died in 2013.

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Justices of the Supreme Court of India 1922 births 2013 deaths Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court 20th-century Indian judges People from Anantapur district {{india-law-bio-stub