He rose from a humble background and reached highest position of judiciary, says Law Minister
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ramesh Chandra Lahoti died at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday, family sources said. He was 81.
Justice Lahoti was appointed the 35th CJI on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005. He was a former independent director on the Board of directors of the Press Trust of India.
He was appointed as an arbitrator by the Government of India in the ₹20,000-crore high-profile tax dispute case with telecom major Vodafone.
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