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A. R. Somanath Iyer

Indian lawyer and jurist

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A. R. Somanath Iyer was a judge and lawyer.

Arni Ramasvami Somanath Iyer, (also written as A. R. Somnath Iyer) was an Indian lawyer and jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.

He was appointed as judge of Mysore High Court on 11 July 1957 and later became its chief justice his tenure as Chief Justice was from 23 November 1969 to 29 December 1969. He was the Advocate-General of Karnataka from 1950 to 1954, and the acting Governor of Karnataka from 30 August 1969 to 23 October 1969.

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