Y. V. Chandrachud

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Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
16th Chief Justice of India
In office 22 February 1978 – 11 July 1985
Appointed by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded by	Mirza Hameedullah Beg
Succeeded by	P. N. Bhagwati
Personal details
Born	(1920-07-12)12 July 1920 Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	14 July 2008(2008-07-14) (aged 88) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Spouse	Prabha
Children	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Alma mater	ILS Law College
Occupation	Judge advocate

Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (12 July 1920 – 14 July 2008) was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 to the day he retired on 11 July 1985. Born in Pune in the Bombay Presidency, he was first appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 28 August 1972 and is the longest-serving Chief Justice in India's history at 7 years and 4 months. His nickname was Iron Hands after his well-regarded unwillingness to let anything slip past him.