N. V. Ramana
Judge

Indian Ponnavaram, Andhra Pradesh

Quick Info

Profession	Judge
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	27/08/1957
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Ponnavaram, Andhra Pradesh

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
Famous For	Being the 48th Chief Justice of India

Physical Stats & More

Height	183 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt and pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

University	Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Educational Qualification	B. Sc. Bachelor of Law

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Wife

Shivamala

Children

N.V. Tanuja
N.V. Bhuvana

Parents

Father	Ganpati Rao
Mother	Sarojini Devi

Career

Judicial Service

Service Years	1983-2022
Major Designations	Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court (27 June 2000 – 1 September 2013) Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court (10 March 2013 – 20 May 2013) Chief Justice of Delhi High Court (2 September 2013 – 16 February 2014) Judge of Supreme Court of India (17 February 2014 – 23 April 2021) 48th Chief Justice of India (24 April 2021 - 26 August 2022)
Landmark Judgements	Access to the internet is a fundamental right Parameters on curfews Right to information and right to privacy are on an equal footing Cooperative Federalism Disqualification under the Tenth Schedule Right to dignity of prisoners Proving mental disorder Housewives are equal to working husbands Lifting Jammu and Kashmir internet ban Bringing office of Chief Justice of India under RTI Act Conducting floor test in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. N. V. Ramana is the 48th Chief Justice of India, appointed in April 2021.
2. He started his career as a journalist and later became an advocate.
3. N. V. Ramana is a member of the General Council of the National Law School of India University in Bangalore.
4. He has a strong interest in literature and philosophy.
5. He enrolled as an Advocate on 10 February 1983.
6. He served as executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) since November 2019.
7. He practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, labour, service, and election matters.
8. He functioned as Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government and Standing Counsel for Railways in the Central Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad.
9. He served as Additional Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh.
10. As CJI, he recommended 255 judicial appointments to High Courts and 11 to the Supreme Court.
11. He launched FASTER software for secure transmission of court records and an app for media access to virtual hearings.
12. He was born into an agricultural family in Ponnavaram Village, Krishna District.
13. As a student, he fought for civil liberties during the Emergency and participated in the Jai Andhra Movement for a separate Andhra state.
14. He served as President of the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy.

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