K. G. Balakrishnan
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan | |
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Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, during an official visit to Brasília in 2008 | |
| 6th Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India | |
| In office 7 June 2010 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Preceded by | S. Rajendra Babu |
| Succeeded by | H. L. Dattu |
| 37th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 14 January 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Preceded by | Y. K. Sabharwal |
| Succeeded by | Sarosh Homi Kapadia |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 8 June 2000 – 14 January 2007 | |
| Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| 29th Chief Justice of Madras High Court | |
| In office 9 September 1999 – 5 June 2000 | |
| Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chhotelal Agarwal |
| Succeeded by | Nagendra Kumar Jain |
| 16th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 16 July 1998 – 8 September 1999 | |
| Nominated by | M. M. Punchhi |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Kumar Sreedharan |
| Succeeded by | D. M. Dharmadhikari |
| Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 24 November 1997 – 15 July 1998 | |
| Nominated by | J. S. Verma |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Judge of Kerala High Court | |
| In office 26 June 1985 – 23 November 1997 | |
| Nominated by | P. N. Bhagwati |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1945 Kaduthuruthy, Travancore, British India |
| Spouse | Nirmala Balakrishnan |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Ernakulam |
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan (born 12 May 1945) is an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and later the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was the first judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. His tenure lasting more than three years has been one of the longest in the Supreme Court of India. While being Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, he was appointed the acting governor of Gujarat from 16 January 1999 to 18 March 1999. In 2010, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.