In respect of late Justice Shantanagoudar, CJI NV Ramana suspends SC's judicial work for the day
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New Delhi, Apr 26: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana suspended Supreme Court's judicial work on Monday as a mark of respect to the late judge of the apex court, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar, who died at a private hospital in Gurugram.
The 63-year-old Sitting Supreme court judge, Justice Shantanagoudar passed away on late Saturday evening, after prolonged illness, while he was also recently infected with pneumonia. Thus, in order to pay tribute to the late judge, the Judicial proceedings of the Apex Court today stand cancelled. All the cases, listed today, will be taken up for hearing tomorrow, said CJI N V Ramana.
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Justice Shantanagoudar was born on May 5, 1958 and enrolled as a lawyer in Sep 1980. He had mainly practiced in civil, criminal and writ matters.
Justice Shantanagoudar was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court in 2003 and as a permanent Judge in 2004. He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on Feb 17, 2017. He was to retire on May 4, 2023.