Justice M. M. Pareed Pillay | |
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![]() Justice Pareed Pillay | |
15th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court | |
In office 3 January 1985 –17 September 1995 | |
Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
Appointed by | Zail Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Aluva,Kerala,India |
Citizenship | Indian |
Nationality | ![]() |
Relatives | M. M. Abdul Khader (brother) M. K. Mackar Pillay (uncle) |
Manadath Mohammed Pareed Pillay is a retired Indian judge, jurist and lawyer who served as the 15th Chief Justice of Kerala. [1] He was also appointed as the 3rd Kerala Lokayuktha in 2009 and the first Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission in 1998 by the Governor of Kerala. [2] [3]
Pareed Pillay was born in Aluva to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist M. K. Mackar Pillay.[ citation needed ]
Pillay's brother, M. M. Abdul Khader was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, who also served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979. [4]