Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan (29 April 1959 – 3 April 2023) was an Indian judge. He was chief justice of four

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Early life and education

Radhakrishnan was born to N. Bhaskaran Nair and K. Parukutty Amma, both practising advocates at

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. He completed his education from St. Joseph's Convent and Government Boys High School, Kollam, Arya Central School,

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, Trinity Lyceum and F. M. N. College, Kollam, and

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Law College,

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.Website of Kerala High Court
Retrieved 4 November 2017.

Career

Radhakrishnan enrolled as an advocate in December 1983 and started practising in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, Radhakrishnan shifted to the

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where he practised in

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, and administrative matters. He was appointed a permanent judge of Kerala High Court on 14 October 2004. He was appointed chief justice of

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on 18 March 2017. He was transferred as chief justice of

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and took oath on 7 July 2018. On 1 January 2019 he was appointed first chief justice of

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. He was transferred as chief justice of

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and took oath on 7 April 2019.

Personal life and death

Radhakrishnan died in

on 3 April 2023, at the age of 63. He had been undergoing medical treatment in a private hospital. Radhakrishnan was survived by his wife, Meera Sen, and his children, Parvathy Nair and Keshavaraj Nair.

References

1959 births 2023 deaths 21st-century Indian judges Chief justices of Chhattisgarh High Court Chief justices of the Calcutta High Court Chief justices of the Telangana High Court Judges of the Kerala High Court People from Kollam {{India-law-bio-stub