Y. V. Chandrachud
E418330
Y. V. Chandrachud was a prominent Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India and remains one of the longest-serving heads of the Indian judiciary.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Y. V. Chandrachud canonical | 3 |
| Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud | 2 |
| Prabha Chandrachud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4172470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Y. V. Chandrachud Context triple: [Government Law College, Mumbai, notableAlumnus, Y. V. Chandrachud]
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A.
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Fali Nariman
Fali Nariman is a distinguished Indian jurist and senior advocate renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and his influential role in the Supreme Court of India.
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C.
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Nanabhoy Palkhivala was a renowned Indian jurist, constitutional expert, and economist best known for his pivotal role in landmark Supreme Court cases and his influential lectures on the Indian economy.
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D.
Soli Sorabjee
Soli Sorabjee was a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney General of India, renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and civil liberties.
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E.
M. C. Setalvad
M. C. Setalvad was India’s first Attorney General and a prominent jurist who played a key role in shaping the country’s post-independence legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Y. V. Chandrachud Target entity description: Y. V. Chandrachud was a prominent Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India and remains one of the longest-serving heads of the Indian judiciary.
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A.
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Fali Nariman
Fali Nariman is a distinguished Indian jurist and senior advocate renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and his influential role in the Supreme Court of India.
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C.
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Nanabhoy Palkhivala was a renowned Indian jurist, constitutional expert, and economist best known for his pivotal role in landmark Supreme Court cases and his influential lectures on the Indian economy.
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D.
Soli Sorabjee
Soli Sorabjee was a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney General of India, renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and civil liberties.
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E.
M. C. Setalvad
M. C. Setalvad was India’s first Attorney General and a prominent jurist who played a key role in shaping the country’s post-independence legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
Indian jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | as Chief Justice of India: President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ⓘ |
| child | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 12 July 1920 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 14 July 2008 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Elphinstone College
ⓘ
Government Law College Mumbai ⓘ
surface form:
Government Law College, Mumbai
|
| endTime | as Chief Justice of India: 11 July 1985 ⓘ |
| familyName | Chandrachud ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Y. V. Chandrachud
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yeshwant ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Justice ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bombay High Court
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being father of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
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being one of the longest-serving Chief Justices of India ⓘ heading the Indian judiciary for over seven years ⓘ |
| notableWork |
judgment in A. K. Roy v. Union of India
ⓘ
judgment in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab ⓘ Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India ⓘ
surface form:
judgment in Minerva Mills v. Union of India
judgment in Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 16th Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pune region, Bombay Presidency, British India
ⓘ
surface form:
Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India
|
| placeOfDeath |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
|
| positionHeld |
Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court
ⓘ
Chief Justice of India ⓘ Judge of the Bombay High Court ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| predecessor | M. Hameedullah Beg ⓘ |
| relative | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud ⓘ |
| residence | Mumbai ⓘ |
| spouse |
Y. V. Chandrachud
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prabha Chandrachud
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| startTime | as Chief Justice of India: 22 February 1978 ⓘ |
| successor | P. N. Bhagwati ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mumbai
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
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Subject: Y. V. Chandrachud Description of subject: Y. V. Chandrachud was a prominent Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India and remains one of the longest-serving heads of the Indian judiciary.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Government Law College, Mumbai
this entity surface form:
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
this entity surface form:
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
this entity surface form:
Prabha Chandrachud