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Detailed explanation-1: -A champion of social justice, Lakshmanan served as Chief Justice of the united Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Kerala high courts before he was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2002.
Detailed explanation-2: -He served as chairman of the Law Commission of India during 2006–2009. Lakshmanan was representing Tamil Nadu in the Mullai Periyar Panel appointed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The panel is headed by Justice A.S. Anand. He died in August 2020 from COVID-19, two days after his wife died from the virus.
Detailed explanation-3: -On January 14th 2007, Justice K. G. Balakrishnan forged history as the Supreme Court’s first Dalit Chief Justice. He spent ten years at the Supreme Court including over three years as the Chief Justice.
Detailed explanation-4: -In March 2021, then Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde of the Supreme Court recommended him as his successor to the post of chief justice. Ramana was appointed the 48th Chief Justice by President Ram Nath Kovind on 6 April 2021, taking his oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 24 April 2021.