Ratnavel Pandian

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The Honourable Justice S Ratnavel Pandian
Judge, Supreme Court of India
In office 14 December 1988 –12 March 1994
	INC	G. Gomathisankara Dikshidar	25,883	38.16%	−12.36%
	CPI	A. Nallasivan	20,216	29.81%
	DMK	S. Rathinavelpandian	17,107	25.22%
	SWA	R. K. Viswanathan	3,907	5.76%
	Independent	M. P. Annamalai	707	1.04%
Margin of victory			5,667	8.36%	−6.20%
Turnout			67,820	76.33%	23.28%
Registered electors			91,722
	INC hold		Swing	-12.36%

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	D. S. A. Sivaprakasam	34,739	50.14%	New
	DMK	S. Ratnavelpandian	34,546	49.86%	New
Margin of victory			193	0.28%	−9.19%
Turnout			69,285	77.20%	−3.42%
Registered electors			91,676
	SWA hold		Swing	-3.64%

Legal career

As Advocate

In the early days Mr. Ratnavel Pandian, took his apprenticeship with Mr. K. Narayanasamy, Senior Advocate. After Mr. K. Narayanasamy Mudaliar became a Judge of the Madras High Court, Mr. Pandian worked as a Junior Advocate with Mr. Cellapandian and with Mr. Rajagopala Iyer. After 17 years as a lawyer, he was appointed the Attorney General of the Madras High Court in 1971. ^[9] Vaiko, the future general secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), was one of his junior lawyers.

As High Court Judge

Mr. Ratnavel Pandian was elevated as a Judge of the Madras High Court in 1974.

The statue of Manu Neethi or Samaneethi Cholan was erected by Justice Ratnavel Pandian at the Madras High Court premises. (The statue of Samaneethi Cholan, who executed his son and sentenced him to death for causing the death of a calf for which the cow had sought justice.)

As Supreme Court Judge

On December 14, 1988, he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. On March 12, 1994, he retired from his service as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Post-retirement

After his retirement in 1994, he served as the Chairman of the 5th Pay Commission of India and submitted his final report in April 1997. ^[10]

Award

Madras Bar Association had given "Life Time Achievement Award" to Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian. It was presented by Mr. Justice Sathish K. Agnihotri Acting Chief Justice, Madras High Court on 21 June 2014. ^[11]

Death

Pandian died on 28 February 2018 due to cardiac arrest at his residence in Anna Nagar locality of Chennai, two weeks before his 89th birthday. ^[12]

Family

He is survived by five sons and a daughter. His son Ratnavel Pandian Subbaiah, is a sitting judge of the Madras High Court. ^[13]

References

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7. "1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
8. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
9. "Justice S.Rathnavel Pandian: A tribute". Lawyersclubindia. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
10. "Pay Commission of India".
11. "Award" (PDF).
12. Correspondent, Special (28 February 2018). "Former SC judge Ratnavel Pandian dead". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2 March 2025.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
13. "Ratnavel Pandiayan".