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[[File:MNRao.jpg|thumb|[[judge|Justice]] Mr. Makani Narayana Rao]]<br />
'''Justice Makani Narayana "M. N." Rao''' (born 22 April 1936) is a retired Indian judge, a former [[Chief Justice]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], and former chairman of the National Commission on Backward Classes.<br />
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Rao enrolled as an [[lawyer|advocate]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] on 9 October 1961. He practiced before the court for more than 12 years, specializing in [[constitutional law]]. In 1979, Rao was appointed a [[legal secretary]] of the [[government of Andhra Pradesh]], and was appointed a selection grade [[District courts of India|district judge]] on 25 July 1983.<br />
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Rao became Chairman of the Sales Tax [[appellate court|Appellate Tribunal]] on 1 July 1985. He was later appointed a permanent [[judge]] of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on 11 July 1986. Rao was appointed Chief Justice of the [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]] on 6 November 1997. He retired on 22 April 1998;Currently living in Hyderabad, India.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* "Justice M.N. Rao Assumes Charge of Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-03-20.<br />
* "Justice M.N. Rao takes over as BC Commission chief". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.<br />
* "Justice Narayana Rao: Collegium System is Faulty". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170501160231/http://www.hphighcourt.nic.in/fcj.htm Former Chief Justices - Himachal Pradesh High Court]<br />
* http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/circular/senioradvocates.pdf<br />
* [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]<br />
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