Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty

Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (15 December 1926 – 7 April 2015)^[1] was a former judge of Supreme Court of India^[2] and retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court^[2] who also served as acting chief justice of the Karnataka High Court.^[2] He was also the first Chairman of the National Pay Commission.

Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty
Judge, Supreme Court of India
In office 1 May 1987 – 14 December 1991
Appointed by	Giani Zail Singh
Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
In office 1 October 1986 – 1 May 1987
Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka (acting)
In office 24 October 1985 – 27 August 1986
Judge, High Court of Karnataka
In office 25 June 1970 – 24 October 1985
Personal details
Born	(1926-12-15)15 December 1926 Ambalpadi, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Udupi, Karnataka, India)
Died	7 April 2015(2015-04-07) (aged 88) Bangalore, India
Alma mater	Osmania University

Bio

Born in a family of Ambalpadi-Udupi, in Karnataka, India,^[2] Shetty graduated from the St. Aloysius College (Mangalore) in 1951 and later studied law at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. He also obtained a master's degree in law while practicing as an advocate in the period between 1954 and 1956. He had an extensive practice in all branches of law and in particular, Civil, Service and Constitutional matters.^[2]