Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

E123590

Chief Justice of India Indian jurist judge legal scholar

Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
D. Y. Chandrachud	6
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud canonical	5
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud	1

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Target entity: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Context triple: [Supreme Court of India, currentChiefJustice, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud]

A. Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
B. J. B. Kripalani
J. B. Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the independence movement and early years of the republic.
C. Ishvarakrishna
Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
D. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer was an Indian lawyer, statesman, and Dewan of Travancore known for his influential role in late colonial politics and constitutional reforms.
E. Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist, writer, and close associate and secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English and documenting the freedom struggle.
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: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Target entity description: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.

A. Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
B. J. B. Kripalani
J. B. Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian leader, and former president of the Indian National Congress who played a significant role in the independence movement and early years of the republic.
C. Ishvarakrishna
Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
D. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer was an Indian lawyer, statesman, and Dewan of Travancore known for his influential role in late colonial politics and constitutional reforms.
E. Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist, writer, and close associate and secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English and documenting the freedom struggle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chief Justice of India ⓘ Indian jurist ⓘ judge ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ
advocatesFor	LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ access to justice ⓘ gender equality ⓘ privacy as a fundamental right ⓘ
appointedAsChiefJusticeBy	President of India ⓘ
appointedAsSupremeCourtJudgeBy	Pranab Mukherjee ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	India ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1959-11-11 ⓘ
degree	Bachelor of Laws ⓘ Doctor of Juridical Science ⓘ Master of Laws ⓘ
education	Government Law College, Mumbai ⓘ linked to: Government Law College Mumbai Harvard Law School ⓘ St. Columba's School, Delhi ⓘ St. Xavier's College, Mumbai ⓘ
familyName	Chandrachud ⓘ
father	Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud ⓘ linked to: Y. V. Chandrachud
fatherOccupation	Chief Justice of India ⓘ
fieldOfWork	administrative law ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ
fullName	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud ⓘ linked to: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
givenName	Dhananjaya ⓘ
hasChild	two children ⓘ
knownFor	judgments on LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ judgments on civil liberties ⓘ judgments on social justice ⓘ landmark judgments on privacy ⓘ progressive constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ
legalPhilosophy	rights-based constitutional interpretation ⓘ substantive due process ⓘ
nominatedAsSupremeCourtJudgeBy	T. S. Thakur ⓘ
notableWork	Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala ⓘ Joseph Shine v. Union of India ⓘ Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India ⓘ Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Mumbai ⓘ
positionHeld	Chief Justice of India ⓘ Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court ⓘ Judge of the Bombay High Court ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
spouse	Kalpana Das ⓘ
startTimeAsChiefJusticeOfIndia	2022-11-09 ⓘ
stateOfBirth	Maharashtra ⓘ

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