Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri (born April 5, 1938) is the former judge of
Supreme Court of India (December 4, 1997 to April 5, 2003). He was also the judge of
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is currently located at Nelapadu.
History
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 1954 when the sta ...
and was elevated to this position in July 1986
Judge Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri has been a part of many important judgements including the
ISRO Espionage in 1988 and
Rajeev Gandhi assassination.
Early life and education
He completed his BA, LLB from
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farma ...
.
He then completed his LLM from the
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
. He was called to the bar from
Lincoln's Inn.
Career
He also worked a part-time lecturer of law at the Osmania University between 1972 and 1981.
References
Living people
Indian judges
1938 births
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