Koka Subba Rao
| Koka Subba Rao | |
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| 9th Chief Justice of India | |
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In office 30 June 1966 – 11 April 1967 |
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| Appointed by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Amal Kumar Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Kailas Nath Wanchoo |
| Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
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In office 1956–1958 |
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| Preceded by | Nawab Alam yar jung Bahadur |
| Succeeded by | P. Chandra Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 July 1902 Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 6 May 1976 (aged 73) |
Koka Subba Rao (born 15 July 1902 – 6 May 1976) was the ninth Chief Justice of India (1958–1967). He also served as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
He was born at Rajahmundry on the banks of Godavari River on 15 July 1902 in a Velama family. His father, a lawyer, died early. Rao graduated from the Government Arts College, Rajamundry and studied law at Madras Law College. He was a good sportsman.
He joined the office of his father-in-law, P. Venkata Raman Rao Naidu, who was junior of the Andhra Kesari Prakasam Pantulu. He was recruited as District Munsif and worked for a few months in Bapatla, Guntur district.
After Venkata Raman Rao was elevated as Judge of Madras High Court, Subbarao partnered with gifted brother-in-law P. V. Rajamannar, who later became Advocate-General and Chief Justice of Madras High Court. They commanded the cream of legal work from all parts of composite Madras state. He was elevated to the Bench in 1948.
After the separation of Andhra, Rajaji wanted to send Govinda Menon, a senior judge to head the Andhra Pradesh High Court to be established in Guntur in 1954. But Prakasam insisted on having Subbarao as the Special Officer to facilitate the formation of High Court. Automatically he became the Chief Justice.
When Sri Venkateswara University was established at Tirupati in 1954, Subbarao became its first Chancellor and remained in the position till the University Act was amended restoring the Chancellorship to the Governor.
After tenures as a judge at Madras High Court and a Chief Justice at Andhra Pradesh High Court, he was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on 31 January 1958. He was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 30 June 1966. His most famous judgment was for the landmark Golaknath v. State of Punjab case where he ruled that Fundamental Rights could not be amended.
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