P. V. Rajamannar

P. V. Rajamannar
Advocate General of the Madras Presidency
In office
1944–1945
Preceded byAlladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
Succeeded byK. Rajah Iyer
Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office
1948–1961
Preceded bySir Frederick Gentle
Succeeded byS. Ramachandra Iyer
Chairman of The Fourth Finance Commission of India
In office
1966–1969
Preceded byA. K. Chanda
Succeeded byMahavir Tyagi
Personal details
Born1 May 1901
Died1979

Pakala Venkataramana Rao Rajamannar (1901–1979) was an Indian judge and politician who served as the acting Governor of Madras State from 1957 to 1958.[1] P.V. Rajamannar was the first Indian to become Chief Justice of Madras High Court after independence from 1948 to 1961.[2] He was also the first Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi in New Delhi.

  1. ^ Indian states since 1947, (Worldstatesmen, 16 September 2008)
  2. ^ The Honourable Chief Justices Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Madras High Court, 17 September 2008)