Y. V. Chandrachud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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16th Chief Justice of India
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Place of Birth: Pune, Maharashtra, India
About Y. V. Chandrachud
- Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (12 July 1920 – 14 July 2008) was the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 to the day he retired on 11 July 1985.
- Born in Pune in the Bombay Presidency, he was first appointed Judge to the Supreme Court of India on 28 August 1972 and is the longest-serving Chief Justice in India's history at 7 years and 4 months.
- His nickname was Iron hands after his well-regarded unwillingness to let anything slip past him.
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