Madan Mohan Punchhi

Madan Mohan Punchhi
Madan Mohan Punchhi
28th Chief Justice of India
	In office; 18 January 1998 – 9 October 1998
Appointed by	K. R. Narayanan
Preceded by	J. S. Verma
Succeeded by	Adarsh Sein Anand
Personal details
Born	10 October 1933; Pakpattan, Punjab
Died	17 June 2015 (aged 81)
Nationality	Indian

Madan Mohan Punchhi (10 October 1933 – 17 June 2015) was the 28th Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998.

He began his legal career in 1955, and was appointed as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in October 1979.

In October 1989, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became Chief Justice of India in January 1998.

Post retirement, he was appointed by the Government of India as the Chairman of the Centre State relations commission, subsequently known as the Punchhi commission, which dealt with matters pertaining to the Centre-State relations in India.

He was a resident of Chandigarh.

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