Katikithala Ramaswamy

Katikithala Ramaswamy
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 6 October 1989 – 12 July 1997
Nominated by	Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah
Appointed by	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office 26 November 1982 – 6 October 1989
Nominated by	Y. V. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Zail Singh
Personal details
Born	(1932-07-13)13 July 1932 West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	6 March 2019(2019-03-06) (aged 86) Domalguda, Hyderabad, Telangana

Katikithala Ramaswamy (13 July 1932 – 6 March 2019) was a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Early life

K. Ramaswamy was born into a poor family at Western Godavari district, Madras Presidency, British India.[1][2]

He did B.A from West Godavari Bhimavaram College and LLB from Andhra University College of Law.[3]

Career

In 1962 he got enrolled as an advocate and practised in Civil & Criminal cases. He worked as additional public prosecutor and government pleader till 1972 to 1974. He got appointed as Sr. Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and Addl. Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court and served till 1982.[4]

Later he became permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and vice-president, International Jurists Organisation (Asia).[5]

Among the notable judgments authored by Justice Ramaswamy is the 1995 judgment in C Ravichandran Iyer v Justice AM  Bhattacharjee and served as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).[6] He is also popularly known for Samata Judgement that upheld the rights of tribals on their lands in tribal areas.[7]

Justice Ramaswamy was also member of National Human Rights Commission.[8]

Personal life

He died at his home in Hyderabad due to minor ailments. He had two daughters; his son K. Srinivas is an IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.[9][10]

References

1. Thakkar, Dhrumit (7 March 2019). "Former SC judge Justice K. Ramaswamy passes away". GNS News. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
2. Fayiz, C. Ahamed. "Caste and Judiciary: Looking for Dalit and Adivasi Judges in Supreme Court of India". Round Table India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "Supreme Court of India - Former Judges". 164.100.107.37. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
4. "Telangana high court recalls Dr Justice K Ramaswamy as humanist". Deccan Chronicle. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
5. "Former Judges of Supreme Court of India". Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
6. Bench, Bar & (7 March 2019). "Former Supreme Court judge, Justice K Ramaswamy no more". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
7. Rao, Vanam Jwala Narasimha (8 March 2019). "Justice K Ramaswamy and Samata judgement". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
8. "Former Supreme Court judge K. Ramaswamy appointed member of NHRC". India Today. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
9. "Justice K. Ramaswamy passes away". The Hindu. 7 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
10. "IAS offi cer K Srinivas heads to Centre". Ahmedabad Mirror. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.