Adarsh Sein Anand

Adarsh Sein Anand
4th Chairperson National Human Rights Commission
In office
17 February 2003  31 October 2006
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded byJ S Verma
Succeeded byS. Rajendra Babu
29th Chief Justice of India
In office
10 October 1998  1 November 2001
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byMadan Mohan Punchhi
Succeeded bySam Piroj Bharucha
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
18 November 1991  9 October 1998
Nominated byRanganath Misra
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
24th Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office
1 November 1989  17 November 1991
Nominated byEngalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded byShanmughasundaram Mohan
Succeeded byKanta Kumari Bhatnagar
14th Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
11 May 1985  31 October 1989
Nominated byYeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
Appointed byZail Singh
Preceded byVazhakkul Angarayil Khalid
Succeeded byS. S. Kang
Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In office
26 May 1975  10 May 1985
Nominated byAjit Nath Ray
Appointed byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Personal details
Born(1936-11-01)1 November 1936
Died1 December 2017(2017-12-01) (aged 81)
Sector-14, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
EducationL.L.B.
LL.D.
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow
University of London
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (in 2008)

Adarsh Sein Anand (1 November 1936 – 1 December 2017) was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.