Katikithala Ramaswamy Explained

Katikithala Ramaswamy
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Termstart:6 October 1989
Termend:12 July 1997
Nominator:Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah
Appointer:Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Office1:Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
Termstart1:26 November 1982
Termend1:6 October 1989
Nominator1:Y. V. Chandrachud
Appointer1:Zail Singh
Birth Date:1932 7, df=y
Death Place:Domalguda, Hyderabad, Telangana
Birth Place:West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Katikithala Ramaswamy (13 July 1932 – 6 March 2019) was a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Early life

K. Ramaswamy was born into a poor family at Western Godavari district, Madras Presidency, British India.[1] [2]

He did B.A from West Godavari Bhimavaram College and LLB from Andhra University College of Law.[3]

Career

In 1962 he got enrolled as an advocate and practised in Civil & Criminal cases. He worked as additional public prosecutor and government pleader till 1972 to 1974. He got appointed as Sr. Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and Addl. Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court and served till 1982.[4]

Later he became permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and vice-president, International Jurists Organisation (Asia).[5]

Among the notable judgments authored by Justice Ramaswamy is the 1995 judgment in C Ravichandran Iyer v Justice AM  Bhattacharjee and served as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).[6] He is also popularly known for Samata Judgement that upheld the rights of tribals on their lands in tribal areas.[7]

Justice Ramaswamy was also member of National Human Rights Commission.[8]

Personal life

He died at his home in Hyderabad due to minor ailments. He had two daughters; his son K. Srinivas is an IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thakkar. Dhrumit. 2019-03-07. Former SC judge Justice K. Ramaswamy passes away. 2020-10-07. GNS News. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Fayiz. C. Ahamed. Caste and Judiciary: Looking for Dalit and Adivasi Judges in Supreme Court of India. 2020-10-07. Round Table India. en-gb.
  3. Web site: Supreme Court of India - Former Judges. 2020-10-07. 164.100.107.37.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-12. Telangana high court recalls Dr Justice K Ramaswamy as humanist. 2020-10-07. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  5. Web site: Former Judges of Supreme Court of India. 19 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110913094805/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/70_kramaswamy.htm. 13 September 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Bench. Bar &. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice K Ramaswamy no more. 2020-10-07. Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. 7 March 2019 . en.
  7. Web site: Rao. Vanam Jwala Narasimha. 2019-03-08. Justice K Ramaswamy and Samata judgement. 2020-10-07. www.thehansindia.com. en.
  8. November 30, 1998 . Former Supreme Court judge K. Ramaswamy appointed member of NHRC. 2020-10-07. India Today. en.
  9. News: 2019-03-07. Justice K. Ramaswamy passes away. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-10-07. 0971-751X.
  10. Web site: May 2, 2017. IAS offi cer K Srinivas heads to Centre. 2020-10-07. Ahmedabad Mirror. en.