Chennai: Justice A R Lakshmanan , former judge of Supreme Court of India and former Chairman of Law Commission of India, passed away today morning. He was 78.
Sources said he died at a private hospital in Tiruchi and his cremation will take place at his native place Devakottai today.
He studied in Chennai (Madras). Before his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2002, he served as a Judge on the Madras High Court and Kerala High Court. He was also appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court in 2000 and Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2001. He retired in 2007.
He served as Chairman of the Law Commission of India during 2006–2009. He represented Tamilnadu in the Mullai Periyar Panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India. The panel was headed by Justice A S Anand.