Madan Mohan Punchhi (10 October 1933 – 17 June 2015) was the 28th Chief Justice of India from 18 January 1998 until his retirement on 9 October 1998. He read law at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi after which he began his legal career in 1955, and was appointed as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court in October 1979. In October 1989, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became Chief Justice of India in January 1998. He was a resident of Chandigarh. https://highcourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/top_menu/about/events_files/REFERANCE_03082015_CJ.pdf