Adarsh Sein Anand (born November 1, 1936) was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from October 10, 1998 to October 31, 2001.
Anand completed his studies in Jammu, Lucknow University, and University College London, and enrolled as an Advocate at the Bar Council on November 9, 1964. Having practised in Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, he was appointed as Additional Judge, Jammu and Kashmir High Court from May 26, 1975. He became the Chief Justice, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on May 11, 1985 and transferred to the Madras High Court on November 1, 1989. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, on November 18, 1991. He enjoyed one of the longest tenures as Chief Justice, since Justice Y. V. Chandrachud.
On February 17, 2003, he took over as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission and was succeeded by Justice Rajendra Babu on 2 April 2007.
On February, 2010, he was appointed as chairman of a five member committee setup to examine the safety aspects of the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala. The panel submitted the report on April 25, 2012.
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