Eswaraiah was the former chairperson, National commission for backward classes from 19.09.2013 to September 2016.
Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh in India.
He was elevated to the constitutional post as additional Judge of Andhra Pradesh high court in 1999 and then as judge in 2000.
Government of India appointed Justice Vangala Eswaraiah, former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on 23 September 2013.He was succeeded by Justice M.
N.
Rao, a retired Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
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Eswaraiah, Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes
He says in an interview to a journal as, we can only minimize but never eradicate crime no matter how many new laws are enacted unless people and the society mindset changes to respect the laws.
The laws are not able to be effective as value for obedience, honesty and principles are getting diminished.He is influenced by Lekhraj Kripalani, the founder of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University.
During his visit to Institute of Sindhology in Sindh of Pakistan, he called upon India and Pakistan to focus on universal peace, harmony and development of their people by curtailing defence budget on border tensions.