Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud served as the sixteenth Chief Justice of India from 1978 to 1985, the longest tenure of any chief justice in Indian history at more than seven years. He had joined the Supreme Court in 1972 after service on the Bombay High Court, and during his career he authored 338 judgments including rulings in the Habeas Corpus case, the Minerva Mills case, and the Shah Bano case, and he presided over the bench that sentenced Sanjay Gandhi to prison in the Kissa Kursi Ka case. His strict judicial approach earned him the nickname Iron Hands, and he maintained this posture despite political pressure during Indira Gandhi's government.
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What did the Minerva Mills case decide about Parliament's power to amend the Constitution?
Parliament's power to amend the Constitution is limited and cannot be used to abrogate it.
In the Minerva Mills case, the Supreme Court of India, in a judgment authored by Y. V. Chandrachud, held that the power of the Parliament of India to amend the Constitution is limited by the Constitution itself. Parliament cannot expand its amending power so far that it could repeal or abrogate the Constitution.
What happened to Sanjay Gandhi in the Kissa Kursi Ka case that Y. V. Chandrachud presided over?
Sanjay Gandhi was remanded to 30 days in judicial custody.
The Supreme Court remanded Sanjay Gandhi to 30 days in judicial custody in the Kissa Kursi Ka case, a ruling given while Chandrachud was Chief Justice of India.
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Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (12 July 1920 - 14 July 2008) was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 until 11 July 1985.
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Born in Pune in the Bombay Presidency, he was first appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 28 August 1972 and is the longest-serving Chief Justice in India's history at 7 years and 4 months.
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Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (12 July 1920 - 14 July 2008) was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 until 11 July 1985.
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Born in Pune in the Bombay Presidency, he was first appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 28 August 1972 and is the longest-serving Chief Justice in India's history at 7 years and 4 months.
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was an Indian jurist who served as the
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P569 (date of birth): 1920
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P569 (date of birth): 1920-07-12
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P570 (date of death): 2008
Wikidata Q8052914, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2008-07-14
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P19 (place of birth): Pune
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P20 (place of death): Mumbai
View the SourceMinerva Mills v. Union of India (Wikipedia)
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