Short Biography of Justice A.M. Ahmadi – Born on March 25, 1932 at Surat, Justice Ahmadi joined the Bar in 1954 and was appointed Judge, City Civil & Sessions Court, and Ahmadabad in March, 1964.
He became Secretary to Govt. of Gujarat, Legal Department in June, 1974 and was appointed Judge, High Court of Gujarat on September 2, 1976.
He worked as Chairman of Advisory Board under COFEPOSA Act, 1974, Advisory Board under Prevention of Black Marketing, and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, Gujarat State Third Pay Commission; and also worked as a Member of the Ravi & Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal under the Rajiv-Longowal Settlement (Punjab Settlement).
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He was appointed Judge, Supreme Court of India in December, 1988 and worked as President, Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee in 1989 and as Executive Chairman, Committee for Implementing Legal Aid Schemes in India from November 1, 1990 to October 24, 1994. He was elevated as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on October 25, 1994.
He has also been the Patron-in-Chief for Legal Aid Schemes in India. He has Doctorate Degree, Honoris Causa, conferred by University of Kurukshetra on February 27, 1994; by Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak on March 26, 1995 and by University of Kanpur on April 7, 1995. Justice Ahmadi retired on March 24, 1997 as Chief Justice of India.