AM Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, passes away at 91

Former Chief Justice of India AM Ahmadi passed away on Thursday morning. He was 91. Born as Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, he was the 26th Chief Justice of India and served from 1994 to 1997.

Ahmadi started his law career in 1954 after he received a Bachelor of Laws and joined the Bar. In 1964, he was appointed judge to the City Civil and Sessions Court of Ahmedabad. Additionally, he was also appointed as Secretary of the Legal Affairs of the State of Gujarat during this time in 1974.

While serving as the Judge of the Gujarat High Court, Ahmadi worked as Chairman of multiple advisory boards including Maintenance of Supplied Essential Commodities, Prevention of Black Marketing, and Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities.

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AM Ahmadi also worked as a Member of the Ravi and Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal under the Rajiv-Longowal Settlement following which he was appointed as a Justice in the Supreme Court of India in December 1988. After serving in this position, he was appointed as Chief Justice of India in October 1994 and became the third Muslim ever to become the CJI.

After over two years of serving as the Chief Justice of India and authoring 232 judgments and being a part of 811 benches, Ahmadi announced his retirement in March 1997.

Ahmadi became chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University after retiring from the Supreme Court. He was re-elected in 2002 for three years.

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