Sir V. B. Aiyengar | |
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| Advocate-General of Madras Presidency (acting) | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Preceded by | J. H. Spring-Branson |
| Succeeded by | C. A. White |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | C. A. White |
| Succeeded by | J. E. P. Wallis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar January 1844 Vembakkam, Madras Presidency, India |
| Died | 18 November 1908 Madras Presidency, India |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | Advocate-General, legislator |
Diwan Bahadur Sir Vembakkam Bhashyam Aiyangar Kt. CIE (January 1844 – 18 November 1908) was a lawyer and jurist who served as the first Indian Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and later, as a Justice of the High Court of Madras.
As a Vakil he was easily the undisputed leader of the Madras bar;[1] he was described as in his heyday, the 'greatest jurist in India',[2] 'India's foremost lawyer',[1] 'perhaps the great Indian lawyer of modern times',[3] and 'a gigantic intellect' who was 'ultimately worshipped as a legal genius',[4] credited with establishing the fundamental credibility of the office of Vakil against that of Barrister.
He was a central figure in the first generation of the Mylapore clique, and the patriarch of the Vembaukum family.
- ^ a b The Madras Law Journal. R. Narayanaswami Aiyar. 1909.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of the Madras Presidency and the Adjacent States. Oriental Enclyclopaedic Publishing Company. 1920.
- ^ The Madras Weekly Notes. N. R. K. Tatachariar. 1914.
- ^ The Hindustan Review. Printed at the Indian Press. 1915.