On June 11, 2025, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla led a tribute to former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri K.S. Hegde on his birth anniversary at Samvidhan Sadan. The event included a floral tribute and was attended by Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Shri Harivansh, Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament, Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha Shri P. C. Mody, and senior officers from both secretariats. Shri Hegde's career included service as a Member of Parliament, Chief Justice of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Courts, and a Judge of the Supreme Court before serving as Speaker of the Lok Sabha. A booklet on Shri Hegde's profile, published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was distributed to the attendees.
Key Entities Referenced
Lok Sabha Secretariat: The secretariat of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
LOK SABHA SPEAKER: Refers to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
SHRI K. S. HEGDE: A former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and the subject of the tribute.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the event took place.
Shri Om Birla: The current Speaker of the Lok Sabha, who paid tribute to Shri K.S. Hegde.
Samvidhan Sadan: The location where the tribute to Shri K.S. Hegde took place.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Harivansh: Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Members of Parliament: Elected representatives in the Parliament of India.
Utpal Kumar Singh: Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha.
Shri P. C. Mody: Secretary General, Rajya Sabha.
Mysore High Court: Former name of Karnataka High Court.
Chief Justice of Delhi: Former position held by Shri K.S. Hegde.
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Former position held by Shri K.S. Hegde.
Supreme Court: The highest judicial court in India, where Shri Hegde served as a Judge.
Sixth Lok Sabha: The sixth term of the Lok Sabha.
Bangalore South Constituency: The constituency from which Shri Hegde was elected to the Sixth Lok Sabha.
Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy: The Speaker of Lok Sabha who resigned, leading to Shri Hegde's election as Speaker.
Karnataka: The state in India where Shri Hegde settled after demitting office.
Hindi: One of the languages in which the booklet about Shri K. S. Hegde was published.
English: One of the languages in which the booklet about Shri K. S. Hegde was published.
AM Release ID: 2135648: Identification number for the press release.
Lok Sabha Secretariat
LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTE
TO SHRI K. S. HEGDE
Posted On: 11 JUN 2025 3:08PM by PIB Delhi
New Delhi, 11 June 2025: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tribute to former Speaker, Lok
Sabha, Shri K.S. Hegde, at his portrait in Samvidhan Sadan, on his Birth Anniversary, today.
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Shri Harivansh; Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament,
Secretary-General, Lok Sabha Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary – General, Rajya Sabha, Shri P. C. Mody
and senior officers of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats also paid tribute to Shri Hegde.
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— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) June 11, 2025
Shri K.S. Hegde was an eminent parliamentarian and a highly reputed jurist. He was first elected to the Rajya
Sabha in 1952 and was a Member of the House till 1957, when he resigned following his appointment as a
Judge of the then Mysore High Court. Later, he functioned as the Chief Justice of Delhi and Himachal
Pradesh High Court. In 1967, he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court, where he continued till his
resignation on 30 April 1973. In 1977, Shri Hegde was elected to the Sixth Lok Sabha from Bangalore South
Constituency. On 21 July 1977, Shri Hegde was elected as the Speaker of Lok Sabha, following the
resignation of Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. After demitting the Office of the Speaker in January 1980, Shri
Hegde settled down at his native place in Karnataka. Shri Hegde passed away on 24 May 1990.
A booklet containing the profile of Shri K. S. Hegde, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha
Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries.
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