K. P. Lakshmana Rao

Diwan Bahadur Sir Kasaragod Patanashetti Lakshmana Rao (15 December 1887 - ?) was an Indian lawyer who served as a judge of the Madras High Court.

Early life

Lakshmana Rao was born in Madras on 15 December 1887 in a Goud Saraswat Brahmin family which traced its origins to South Canara.[1] Lakshmana Rao had his education in Madras and graduated from the Presidency College, Madras.[1] On graduating, Lakshmana Rao studied law at the Madras Law College and enrolled as a vakil.[1]

Career as judge

In 1930, Lakshmana Rao was appointed acting judge of the Madras High Court. His appointment was confirmed after a few years. One of the important cases heard by him in his tenure was the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case. He was knighted in the 1946 Birthday Honours list, a year before India's independence.[2]

Other activities

Lakshmana Rao also played cricket and was a fast medium bowler for the Madras Cricket Club.[3] In 1936, he was elected to the club, one of the first Indians to be accepted and in 1947, he became one of the club's office-bearers.[4][5]

Lakshmana Rao, however, was more popular as a lawn tennis player and was a part of the team which won the doubles' title in the first South Indian Lawn Championship Tournament held in Madras in 1917.[6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The Who's who in Madras: A pictorial who's who of distinguished personages, princes, zemindars and noblemen in the Madras Presidency. Pearl Press. 1938. p. 87.
  2. ^ The London Gazette, 13 June 1946
  3. ^ Muthiah, p 245
  4. ^ Muthiah, p 441
  5. ^ Muthiah, p 448
  6. ^ Muthiah, p 332
  7. ^ Muthiah, p 336

References

  • Muthiah, S. (1998). The spirit of Chepauk: the MCC story, a 150 year sporting tradition. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd.
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