Indian judge and politician (1931–2012)
Sukhdev Singh Kang |
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In office
25 January 1997 – 18 April 2002 |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Fazal |
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| Succeeded by | Sikander Bakht |
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| Born | 15 May 1931 (1931-05-15)[1] |
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| Died | 12 October 2012 (2012-10-13) (aged 81)
Chandigarh |
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| Awards | Padma Shri (1974) |
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The President of India, Shri K. R. Narayanan meeting with the Governor of Kerala, Shri Justice S. S. Kang at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
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 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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