BENGALURU: Justice V S Malimath was very meticulous and disciplined who kept himself busy with one or the other activities till his death, said senior advocate S M Chandrashekar.
Justice Malimath (86), the chairman of the Karnataka Border Protection Commission and a former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Karnataka and Kerala, was admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city a fortnight ago owing to viral fever. He breathed his last at 10.30 pm on Tuesday.
He is survived by his son Justice Ravi Malimath, a Judge of the Karnataka High Court, four daughters, grandchildren and huge number of followers in Karnataka, Delhi and Kerala. His wife Prema died in 2005.
His body was kept for public view at his house in Vasanthnagar. Former prime minister Deve Gowda, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra, sitting and former judges of Karnataka High Court, Upa Lokayukta Subhash B Adi, several advocates and members of the public paid their last respects to Malimath at his residence.
Deve Gowda said Malimath’s death is a great loss to the state and nation.
Malimath’s mortal remains will be buried next to his wife’s tomb at the Veerashaiva burial ground in Chamarajpet, as per his wish, at 10 am on Thursday. Malimath was recently appointed Chairman of the Karnataka Border Protection Commission (KBPC), after he openly criticised the state for its apathy of losing some villages in Belagavi to Maharashtra.
4 Generations in Law
Justice Malimath was born to Justice S S Malimath and Santadevi on June 12, 1929 at Hubballi. He completed his LLB and post graduation in Public International Law in London University in 1952 and began practice at Bombay High Court in 1952 and later shifted to Karnataka. Malimath’s grand daughter Sambhrama recently enrolled as an advocate while his grandson Vaibhav is studying law in Delhi.