N. Santosh Hegde

Nitte Santosh Hegde
Karnataka Lokayukta
In office
3 August 2006  3 August 2011
Preceded byN. Venkatachala
Succeeded byShivaraj Patil
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
8 January 1999  16 June 2005
Solicitor General of India
In office
10 April 1998  7 January 1999
Preceded byT. R. Andhyarujina
Succeeded byHarish Salve
Advocate General for Karnataka
In office
15 February 1984  24 August 1988
Preceded byR. N. Narasimha Murthy
Succeeded byR. N. Narasimha Murthy
Personal details
Born (1940-06-16) 16 June 1940
Nitte, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Karnataka, India)
SpouseSharada
Parent
Alma materUniversity Law College
OccupationLawyer, activist

Nitte Santosh Hegde (born 16 June 1940) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Solicitor General of India and was Lokayukta (ombudsman) for Karnataka State of India from 2006 to 2011.