Ranganath Misra

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Born       :- 25 Nov 1926,  Banapur, Odisha
Died           :-  13 Sept 2012 (aged 85),  Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Alma mater  :- Ravenshaw College, Allahabad University
Father          :-   Godavaris Mishra


Ranganath Misra was as the 21st Chief Justice of India, serving from September 25, 1990 to November 24, 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India.

Biography
Ranganath Misra was born on 25 November 1926 in Banapur, Odisha to the Oriya poet and politician Godavaris Mishra. He studied in Banpur High School, P.M. Academy and later, in Ravenshaw College and Allahabad University.
On September 18, 1950 he got enrolled as advocate of Orissa High Court, Cuttack where he practiced law until 1969 when he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. From November 6, 1980 to January 16, 1981 he was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, and from January 16, 1981 he was appointed as the permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court. He was then appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1983. He became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on September 25, 1990 and retired on November 24, 1991.

He served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association since 1992. He became the first Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India in 1993. He was member of Rajyasabha from 1998 to 2004. 

After prolonged illness, Rangnath Misra died on September 13, 2012 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He is survived by his wifeSumitra Misra.