M. N. Venkatachaliah
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M. N. Venkatachaliah is a distinguished Indian jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of India and later chaired the National Human Rights Commission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M. N. Venkatachaliah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10794353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M. N. Venkatachaliah Context triple: [University of Mysore, hasNotableAlumni, M. N. Venkatachaliah]
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C. Vijayaraghavachariar
C. Vijayaraghavachariar was an Indian lawyer, nationalist leader, and prominent early member of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the freedom movement.
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B.
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan was an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu who served multiple times as acting Chief Minister and was a senior leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
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C.
S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao was an Indian politician who became the inaugural Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s Parliament.
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D.
K. S. Krishnan
K. S. Krishnan was an Indian physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in light scattering that led to the discovery of the Raman effect alongside C. V. Raman.
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E.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M. N. Venkatachaliah Target entity description: M. N. Venkatachaliah is a distinguished Indian jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of India and later chaired the National Human Rights Commission.
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A.
C. Vijayaraghavachariar
C. Vijayaraghavachariar was an Indian lawyer, nationalist leader, and prominent early member of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the freedom movement.
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B.
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan was an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu who served multiple times as acting Chief Minister and was a senior leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
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C.
S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao was an Indian politician who became the inaugural Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s Parliament.
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D.
K. S. Krishnan
K. S. Krishnan was an Indian physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in light scattering that led to the discovery of the Raman effect alongside C. V. Raman.
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E.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
Indian jurist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| appointedAsChiefJusticeBy | Shankar Dayal Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan
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Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-10-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bangalore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeTermEnd | 1994-10-24 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeTermStart | 1993-02-12 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Mysore University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University Law College, Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chairing the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
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chairing the National Human Rights Commission of India ⓘ serving as the 25th Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bar Council of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
M. N. Venkatachaliah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to constitutional reform in India
ⓘ
judgments of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 25th Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairperson of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
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Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Justice of India ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| predecessorAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | Lalit Mohan Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bengaluru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsChiefJusticeOfIndia | A. M. Ahmadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremeCourtJudgeTermEnd | 1994-10-24 ⓘ |
| supremeCourtJudgeTermStart | 1987-10-05 ⓘ |
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Subject: M. N. Venkatachaliah Description of subject: M. N. Venkatachaliah is a distinguished Indian jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of India and later chaired the National Human Rights Commission.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
University of Mysore