Shanmughasundaram Mohan

Shanmughasundaram Mohan (11 February 1930 – 27 December 2019) was a former judge of the India Supreme Court and former acting governor of Karnataka state. He authored 11 books in English and seven books in Tamil.

Shanmughasundaram Mohan
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 7 October 1991 – 11 February 1995
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
In office 19 October 1989 – 26 October 1989
Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
In office 13 December 1988 – 18 October 1989
Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court
In office 26 October 1989 – 6 October 1991
Judge of the Madras High Court
In office 1 August 1975 – 12 December 1988
Additional Judge of the Madras High Court
In office February 1974 – 31 July 1975
Acting Governor of Karnataka
In office 5 February 1990 – 8 May 1990
Personal details
Born	(1930-02-11)11 February 1930 Udumalpet, Coimbatore district, British India
Died	27 December 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 89) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Presidency College, Madras, Madras University

Biography

Shanmughasundaram Mohan was born in Udumalpet of Coimbatore district on 11 February 1930. After completing graduation from Presidency College Madras, he did his bachelor's degree in law from University of Madras and Masters in Constitution and International Law.^[1] Enrolled as advocate in the High Court of Madras in August 1954, he became government pleader in 1969.^[1] From 1956 to 1966, Mohan served as a part-time lecturer in Madras Law College.^[2]

He was appointed Advocate General of Madras in 1971.^[1] In February 1974, he was appointed additional judge of Madras High Court and became permanent judge on 1 August 1975.^[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on 19 October 1989, became Supreme Court Justice on 7 October 1991 and retired from the service on 10 February 1995.^[1]

In the wake of removal of Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah in 1990, he served as Acting Governor of Karnataka state from 5 February 1990 to 8 May 1990.^[1][3]

After retirement Justice Mohan was appointed chairman of the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards and Chairman of Pay Revision Committee of Public Sector Undertakings, Government of India.^[4][5] In 2004, he was appointed by the Madras High Court to ensure free and fair elections in the BCCI.^[4]

He died on 27 December 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[6]

Literary contributions

Mohan has authored 11 books in English on varied subjects and seven books in Tamil including a collections of poems.^[3][4] He served as the president of the World Academy of Arts and Culture and was the president of the World Congress of Poets for six years during 2004–2010.^[3][5] Justice Triumphs, Wild Blooms, Random Reflections, His Many Splendored Gem and Law and Social Justice are some of the books he wrote in English language.^[5]

Awards and honors

• Sri Muthuswamy Iyer Scholarship.^[1]
• Lakshminarasa Reddy Gold Medal^[2]
• Madras University's gold medal for securing a first class in the law course in 1952^[5]
• Honorary doctorate degrees from four universities, including three foreign universities^[5]