Om Prakash Verma (20 March 1937 – 8 December 2015) was an Indian administrator. He was the Governor of Punjab (2003–04), Governor of Haryana (briefly during July 2004), Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and the chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Human Rights Commission. He was born in Garhmukteshwar District, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was also the Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh before taking over the Governorship of Punjab.[1][2][3]
Justice (Retired) Om Prakash Verma | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Punjab Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 8 May 2003 – 3 November 2004 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Chief Minister | Amarinder Singh |
| Preceded by | J. F. R. Jacob |
| Succeeded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (Additional charge) |
| Governor of Haryana | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 2 July 2004 – 7 July 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Preceded by | Babu Parmanand |
| Succeeded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court | |
| In office 20 November 1997 – 19 March 1999 | |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | U. P. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Arijit Pasayat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1937 |
| Died | 8 December 2015 (aged 78) |
He read law at the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
References
edit- ^ Singh, Rahul (3 May 2003). "Governor-designate sees himself as people's man". Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "States of India since 1947". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Punjab Governor Om Prakash Verma died in Ghaziabad". jagran. 8 December 2015.
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