Pavani Parameswara Rao
Pavani Parameswara Rao | |
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South Delhi , India | |
Alma mater | V.R. College, Nellore, Andhra University (B.A.)
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Pavani Parameswara Rao (P. P. Rao; 5 August 1933 – 13 September 2017) was a Senior Advocate
Early life
He was born on 5 August 1933, in Mogalicherla Village, Lingasamudram Mandal in the
Contribution to the development of law in India
Soon after demolition of the
Rao appeared in several other leading cases involving interpretation of the Constitution. He successfully fought against capitation fees in educational institutions in J.P. Unnikrishnan's case (1993); for the privileges of members of parliament in
Seminars and conferences
Rao participated in several seminars and conferences including the
Rao along with other like-minded lawyers and citizens organised a National Convention for Communal Harmony and Constitutional Objectives in Delhi in April–May 1993, after the demolition of Babri Masjid, securing the participation of many renowned persons from different fields, including retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Members of Parliament past and present, former Ministers, administrators including former Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, academicians, journalists and others.[citation needed]
Rao was also associated with several organisations/associations mostly connected with law, teaching and legal research. He is a Member of the Governing bodies of National Law Schools, Indian Law Institute, National Judicial Academy etc.[citation needed]
Written works
Rao co-authored Emergency and the Law (1966) with his Senior, N.C. Chatterjee, M.P..[
Rao also wrote a chapter on "The Political Executive" in Political Reforms, published under the auspices of Centre For Policy Studies (2001) and contributed many articles to legal periodicals and newspapers on constitutional law and human rights, including an article for the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court published in Supreme But Not Infallible : Essays in Honour of the Supreme Court of India (2000).
Articles authored by him were often published by
Awards
- Award of Great Legal Luminary of India (1997) given by All India Conference of Intellectuals (Delhi State).
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam Investigative Journalism Award (2000) given by Hithakarini Samaj, Dr. Vasi Reddy Malathi Trust, Rajahmundry, A.P.
- National Law Day Award (2005) for his lifelong contribution in the field of constitutional law given by Indian Council of Jurists.
- Padma Bhushan announced on 26 January 2006 and awarded on 29 March 2006.[4]
- Andhra Kesri Award (2006) by Andhra Kesri Seva Parivar, Andhra Pradesh.
- 'Nyaaya Visarada' by Sree Rayala Kala Samithi, Chennai
- First Justice V.R. Krishna IyerAward instituted by the Capital Foundation Society awarded on 15 November 2006.
- Ugadi Puraskar (2007) awarded by Delhi Telugu Academy on 25 March 2007
- Human Excellence Award (2008) instituted by Institution of Engineers (India) and AVR Foundation, Hyderabad.
References
- ^ "Judges free to declare assets: CJI". 23 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Constitutional law expert Pavani Parameswara Rao dies". 14 September 2017.
- ^ Venkatesan, J. (13 February 2014). "Pranab clears P.P. Rao for Lokpal selection panel". The Hindu.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.