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Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud

16th Chief Justice of India

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Lived 1920–2008, aged 88India
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    1920–2008
    Aged 88
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Updated 2026-08-19

Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 until 11 July 1985. 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. His nickname was Iron Hands after his well-regarded unwillingness to let anything slip past him.

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