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M. M. Pareed Pillay

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Justice
M. M. Pareed Pillay
Justice Pareed Pillay
15th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
In office
3 January 1985 – 17 September 1995
Nominated byY. V. Chandrachud
Appointed byZail Singh
Personal details
BornAluva, Kerala, India
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
RelativesM. M. Abdul Khader (brother)
M. K. Mackar Pillay (uncle)

Manadath Mohammed Pillay Pareed Pillay is an Indian judge, jurist and lawyer who served as the 15th Chief Justice of Kerala.[1] He was also appointed as the 3rd Kerala Lokayuktha in 2009 and the first Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission in 1998 by the Governor of Kerala.[2][3]

Early life

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Pareed Pillay was born in Aluva to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist M. K. Mackar Pillay.[citation needed]

Pillay's brother, M. M. Abdul Khader was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, who also served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "About Commission". Kerala State Human Right Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kerala Law Department Notification, Kerala Gazette, 11 December 1998, http://www.kshrc.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/17_2.pdf
  4. ^ "History | Kerala Law Academy". www.keralalawacademy.org. Retrieved 13 July 2020.