Justice K. G. Balakrishnan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:attendance February 8, 2000
gptkbp:awards Padma Bhushan
gptkbp:birthDate May 12, 1945
gptkbp:children Two children
gptkbp:court Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:education LL.B_from_Government_Law_College,_Ernakulam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
gptkbp:influences Constitution of India
Judicial precedents
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:judges 1980
Social justice
Chief Justice
Judicial activism
High Court Judge
Constitution Bench
Supreme_Court_Judge
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Malayalam
English
gptkbp:legacy Constitutional interpretation
Environmental protection initiatives
Promotion of women's rights
Judicial independence advocacy
Advancement of human rights
Right to information advocacy
Judicial_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:K._G._Balakrishnan_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Vishaka_v._State_of_Rajasthan
Human rights
Women's rights
Right to Information
Environmental law
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Kottayam,_Kerala
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Y._K._Sabharwal
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:retirementYear May 12, 2010
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_India
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Smt._K._G._Balakrishnan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:S._H._Kapadia
gptkbp:termEnd May 12, 2010
gptkbp:termStart January 14, 2007