Jagdish Sharan Verma | |
|---|---|
 Justice Verma in 2011 | |
| 27th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 25 March 1997 – 18 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | A.M. Ahmadi |
| Succeeded by | M.M. Punchhi |
| Chairman, National Human Rights Commission | |
| In office 4 November 1999 – 17 January 2003 | |
| Judge, Supreme Court of India | |
| In office June 1989 - 24 March 1997 | |
| Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office September 1986 - June 1989 | |
| Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office June 1985 - September 1986 | |
| Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office June 1972 - June 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1933 Satna, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 22 April 2013 (aged 80) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Spouse | Pushpa |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Jagdish Sharan Verma (18 January 1933 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian jurist who served as the 27th Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998. He was the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission from 1999 to 2003, and chairman of the Justice Verma Committee Report on Amendments to Criminal Law after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case. He remains one of India's most highly regarded Chief Justices and eminent jurists in its history.[1]
He was known for his judicial innovation through landmark judgements, which made him "the face of judicial activism" in India.[2] His decisions were credited with the forging of powerful new judicial tools such as continuing mandamus,[3] and the expanded protection of fundamental rights as in the Vishaka Judgement.[4] Alongside judicial activism and fundamental rights protection, he was strongly associated with women's empowerment, probity in public life, judicial accountability, as well as enhancing social justice.[5]
- ^ "The Last Word - The Last Word: Remembering Justice JS Verma". YouTube. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Justice Verma, the face of judicial activism, dies of multiple organ failure". Indian Express. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "A brave judge". Indian Express. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Vishaka & Ors vs State Of Rajasthan & Ors on 13 August, 1997". Indiankanoon.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Karuna Nundy (25 April 2013). "Legacy of change through justice". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 January 2014.