V. S. Malimath

Malimath started his law practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He moved his practice to Bangalore in 1956. The state then appointed him Advocate General in 1968.^[3] He rose rapidly through the ranks of the Judiciary. He was appointed a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1970 and became Chief Justice of the Karnataka Court in 1984. He was then transferred to Kerala as its Chief Justice in 1985.^[4]

He served on the Central Administrative Tribunal as its chair.^[5] He served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission.^[6] After his retirement from the high court he also headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System in India. He was a U.N. Representative to monitor human rights enforcement in Nigeria^[7] and Sri Lanka. The International Bar Association included him in a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka to assess the circumstances surrounding a call for a constitutional referendum and its effect on the country's judiciary.^[8][9]

He was also the chair of the Karnataka Border Protection Committee.^[10][11] He also headed committee for reforms in Code of Civil Procedure.

He represented India in several international conferences. He was conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University. In 2011, Hampi University conferred the Nadoja Award upon V.S. Malimath.^[12][13]