Sukhdev Singh Kang

Sukhdev Singh Kang
Governor of Kerala
In office
25 January 1997 – 18 April 2002
Preceded byMohammed Fazal
Succeeded bySikander Bakht
Personal details
Born15 May 1931 (1931-05-15)[1]
Died12 October 2012 (2012-10-13) (aged 81)
Chandigarh
AwardsPadma Shri (1974)
The President of India, Shri K. R. Narayanan meeting with the Governor of Kerala, Shri Justice S. S. Kang at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Sukhdev Singh Kang ( 15 May 1931 – 12 October 2012) was the fourteenth Governor of Kerala from 25 January 1997 to 18 April 2002. He served as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 19 February 1979 till 23 October 1989[2] and was subsequently promoted and transferred as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, a post he held from 24 October 1989 to 14 May 1993.[3] During his tenure E K Nayanar and A K Antony were the Chief Ministers of Kerala. Following his stint as the Governor of Kerala, he was appointed a member of the National Human Rights Commission 1993. He then retired.[4]

Kang died in Chandigarh on 12 October 2012 after a long illness. He was 81.[5]

  1. ^ India Who's who. INFA Publications. 2000. p. 92. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Former Judges". High Court of Punjab and Haryana. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir High Court". Archived from the original on 3 March 2010.
  4. ^ Sukhdev Singh Kang gives Doctorate[usurped]
  5. ^ "Former Kerala Governor Sukhdev Kang passes away". NDTV. Retrieved 12 October 2012.