Sukhdev Singh Kang
Sukhdev Singh Kang | |
|---|---|
| File:Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang.jpg | |
| Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 25 January 1997 – 18 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Fazal |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1931[1] |
| Died | 12 October 2012 (aged 81) |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1974) |
Sukhdev Singh Kang ( 15 May 1931 – 12 October 2012) was the fourteenth Governor of Kerala from 25 January 1997 to 18 April 2002. He served as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 19 February 1979 till 23 October 1989[2] and was subsequently promoted and transferred as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, a post he held from 24 October 1989 to 14 May 1993.[3] During his tenure as Kerala governor, E K Nayanar and A K Antony were the Chief Ministers of Kerala. Following his stint as the Governor of Kerala, he was appointed a member of the National Human Rights Commission 1993. He then retired.[4]
Kang died in Chandigarh on 12 October 2012 after a long illness. He was 81.[5]
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