Madan Mohan Punchhi
Madan Mohan Punchhi was the 28th Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998.
Early life and education
His father, Nand Lal Punchhi was a lawyer. He graduated from the DAV College and Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.Career
He began his legal career at his father's chambers in 1955, and was appointed as a judge of the 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. Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Punchhi authored 142 judgments and sat on 776 benches.
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.