Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
| Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi | |
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| 26th Chief Justice of India | |
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In office 25 October 1994 – 24 March 1997 |
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| Nominated by | none (per convention as he was the senior most judge) |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | M. N. Venkatachaliah |
| Succeeded by | J. S. Verma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 March 1932 Surat, Gujarat |
| Spouse(s) | Amena Ahmadi |
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi (A. M. Ahmadi) (born 25 March 1932) was the 26th Chief Justice of India. After serving as a judge in the Gujarat High Court, Ahmadi was appointed judge to the Supreme Court in 1988. He was then elevated to the post of Chief Justice, and served from 1994–1997. He served as Chancellor at the Aligarh Muslim University.
Having received Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Ahmadi joined the Bar in 1954. He eventually was appointed judge to the City Civil & Sessions Court of Ahmedabad in 1964. During this time, Ahmadi was appointed as Secretary of the Legal Affairs of the State of Gujarat in 1974, which soon led to an appointment as Judge of the Gujarat High Court in 1976.
As Judge of the Gujarat High Court, Ahmadi worked as Chairman of various advisory boards for:
Also, he worked as a Member of the Ravi & Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal under the Rajiv-Longowal Settlement (Punjab Settlement).
Ultimately this led to an appointment as a Justice in the Supreme Court of India in December 1988. After six years, Ahmadi was appointed as Chief Justice of India in October 1994. Ahmadi became the third Muslim ever to serve as Chief Justice of India. After serving for two and a half years, he eventually stepped down to retire in March 1997.
Justice Ahmadi as Chief Justice of India on 13 September 1996 in a judgement authored by Justice Majmundar, in the UCC case, concurred with the view that the offence fell within the scope of section 304A,IPC and not within the scope of section 304 (II), IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). Later the accused were tried user section 304A and were convicted and sentenced to 2 years punishment, further the NGO's raised a hue and cry and persuaded the government to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court which was decided by a 5 judge bench, which upheld the view taken by the Justice Ahmadi bench, and dismissed the petition.
Among many recognitions include:
After stepping down from the supreme court, Ahmadi became Chancellor at the renowned Aligarh Muslim University. In 2007, Ahmadi was re-elected Chancellor of Aligarh for three years.
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