Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar thirteenth Supreme Court judge to pass away while holding office, first in 21 years

Sitting Supreme Court judge, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar passed away on April 24, 2021 after prolonged illness..He was 62 years old and had a tenure which was to last till May 5, 2023..Justice Shantanagoudar is the thirteenth Supreme Court judge to pass away while in office.He is also the first judge to die in office in the last 21 years, the last being Justice M Srinivasan, who passed away in 2000..Below are the details of Supreme Court judges who passed away while holding office:.The first judge who passed away while holding office was the first Chief Justice of India HJ Kania. Justice Kania was born in November 1890 and would have continued as CJI until November 1955. However, he passed away on November 6, 1951 with nearly four years of his tenure remaining. Justice M Patanjali Sastri succeeded him as the CJI.Justice Ghulam Hasan was the second apex court judge to die during his tenure. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1952 and died in office on November 5, 1954..The third such judge was Justice P Govinda Menon. He was born in September 1896 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in September 1956. He passed away on October 16, 1957, with nearly four years of his tenure still remaining.Justice P Satyanarayana Raju was the fourth apex court judge to die in office. He born on August 17, 1908. He became a Supreme Court judge in October 1965. He died on April 20, 1966, less than a year into what would have been a seven-year tenure at the apex court..Justice Subimal Chandra Roy, who became a Supreme Court judge in July 1971, died four months later on November 12, 1971. He had nearly six years of service left at the time of his demise.Justice AK Mukherjea and Justice SN Dwivedi, who were both sworn in as Supreme Court judges on August 14, 1972, died while in office. Justice Mukherjea was the sixth judge to die in office when he passed away on October 23, 1973, while Justice Dwivedi was the seventh when he passed away in December 1974.The eighth apex court judge to pass away during his tenure was Justice S Murtaza Fazal Ali. He was born on December 20, 1920 and was appointed judge on April 2, 1975. He passed away on August 20, 1985, just four months before his retirement..Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee was the ninth Supreme Court judge and the second Chief Justice of India to die in office. Mukherjee was born in June 1927 and was appointed as a Supreme Court judge in March 1983. He became Chief Justice of India in December 1989 and was to hold office till June 1992. He passed away on September 25, 1990.Justice RC Patnaik was the tenth Supreme Court judge to pass away while in office. Justice Patnaik was born on July 28, 1935 and was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on December 3, 1991. He was due to retire on July 27, 2000, but passed away on May 30, 1992 with more than 8 years of service still left..The eleventh judge to pass away while holding the office of Supreme Court judge was Justice Yogeshwar Dayal. Justice Dayal was born on November 18, 1930 and was elevated to the Supreme Court on March 22, 1991. He was due to retire on November 17, 1995, but passed away on August 2, 1994.The twelfth such judge was Justice M Srinivasan. Justice Srinivasan was born on January 12, 1937 and was appointed as Supreme Court judge in September 1997. His tenure was to last till January 2002, but he passed away in February 2000 with nearly two years of tenure remaining..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.