Raghunandan Swarup Pathak
(25 November 1924 – November 17, 2007) was the 18th Chief Justice of India. He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former Vice President of India.
He was one of the two judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice. He had studied law at Allahabad University. After practicing law at Allahabad, he became Judge at Allahabad High Court in 1962 and later Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1972.
Pathak was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice and served in that position from 1989 to 1991. He was elected in “casual election” that was held following the death of M. Nagendra Singh, an Indian judge who was then serving his second term at the International Court. In 1991 India decided not to renominate Pathak, who however entered the fray with the backing of Ireland. After the Irish government came under attack in the Dail from MPs who blamed Pathak for approving, as Chief Justice of India, the $470-million Bhopal gas disaster settlement with Union Carbide, Pathak withdrew from the race.
(25 November 1924 – November 17, 2007) was the 18th Chief Justice of India. He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former Vice President of India.
He was one of the two judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice. He had studied law at Allahabad University. After practicing law at Allahabad, he became Judge at Allahabad High Court in 1962 and later Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1972.
Pathak was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice and served in that position from 1989 to 1991. He was elected in “casual election” that was held following the death of M. Nagendra Singh, an Indian judge who was then serving his second term at the International Court. In 1991 India decided not to renominate Pathak, who however entered the fray with the backing of Ireland. After the Irish government came under attack in the Dail from MPs who blamed Pathak for approving, as Chief Justice of India, the $470-million Bhopal gas disaster settlement with Union Carbide, Pathak withdrew from the race.
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