Shyamala Pappu

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Shyamala Pappu
Born(1933-05-21)21 May 1933
India
Died7 September 2016(2016-09-07) (aged 83)
Delhi, India
OccupationLawyer
ChildrenKrishnaamorthi pappu
Awards Padma Shri

Shyamala Pappu (21 May 1933 – 7 September 2016) was an Indian lawyer and one of the senior counsels practicing in the Supreme Court of India. [1] [2] [3] She was a member of the Law Commission of India and had participated in several conferences, delivering keynote addresses. [4] An alumnus of the Miranda House of the University of Delhi, [5] she was a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India [6] and a former member of the Independent Commission on Development and Health in India (ICDHI). [7] She had also served as a member of the Governing Council of her alma mater, Miranda House, during 1973–74. [8] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to society. [9] She died on 7 September 2016. [10]

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