S. K. Venkatranga Iyengar (1900–1989) was an Indian lawyer. He lived in

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Life

Venkatranga Iyengar obtained his B.A. from the

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, and a law degree from the

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. He was selected for the

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, however failed to attend a required interview in the UK. Venkataranga was offered an administrative post in the state of

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. Venkataranga declined the offer, opting instead for a career practicing law in the

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High Court. This position allowed Venkatranga to remain legally in

. Venkatranga Iyengar was associated with the

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and chauffeured

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in his visit to

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cities.

Career

Venkatranga declined elevation to judgeship in Mysore High Court and subsequently took up constitutional matters in the Supreme Court of India. He fought many "

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" cases to get justice for

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and admission to students who were denied their rights due to reservation policy after independence. He was a member of the Constituent assembly for Mysore State, Mysore state. He was a member of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore city corporation with his uncle and grandfather. He was responsible for getting the Hebbar Srivaishnava Sabha their premises in

in the early 1930s. He fought to resolve the disputes in the Melkote shrine between Thenkalai and Vadakalai priests and was a devout worshipper at Biligirirangan Hills#Biligirirangaswamy Temple, Biligirirangaswamy Temple in Biligirirangan Hills and Venugopala Krishna in Malleswaram temple.Bangalore wetpaint.com
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Indian Supreme Court case- The University of Mysore & ANR V. C. D. Govinda Rao & ANR 1963 RD-SC 177 (26 August 1963)

Indian Supreme Court case- Divisional Personnel Officer, Souther Railway V. S. Raghavendrachar 1965 RD-SC 301 (16 December 1965)

Indian Supreme Court case- K. D. Kamath & CO V. C.I.T., Bangalore 1971 RD-SC 280 (11 October 1971)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venkataranga, S. K. Scholars from Mysore 1900 births 1989 deaths University of Mysore alumni University of Mumbai alumni 20th-century Indian lawyers

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