Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud; born in Poona on 12th July, 1920; early education in Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Poona; graduated in 1940 from the Elphinstone College, Bombay with History and Economics; passed the LL.B. examination of the University of Bombay (Law College, Poona) in 1942, First in First Class; won the following Scholarships and awards of the Bombay University ; (i) The Sir Nathubhai Mangaldas Legal Scholarship; (ii) The Judge Spencer Prize; (iii) Gussie K. Kanga Scholarship; Enrolled as an Advocate, High Court Bombay, in 1943; Part-time Professor of Law in Government Law College, Bombay, from 1949 to 1952;Appointed as an Assistant Government Pleader, High Court Bombay, in 1952 and as Government Pleader in 1958; Appointed Judge, High Court Bombay, on 19th March, 1961. Worked as (i) One-man Pay Commission for fixing pay-scales of Bombay Municipal Corporation Officers; (ii) Arbitrator in the dispute between the Bombay Electrical Supply & Transport Undertaking and the BEST Employees' Union and as (iii) One-man Commission for inquiring into the circumstances leading to the death of Shri Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
