S. M. Sikri

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S. M. Sikri was the 13th Chief Justice of India, known for presiding over landmark constitutional cases that shaped the basic structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Justice of India
person
alumniOf University of Cambridge
appointedAsChiefJusticeBy President of India
appointedAsJudgeBy President of India
barAdmission Inner Temple
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1908-04-26
dateOfDeath 1992-09-24
educatedAt Government College University, Lahore
Inner Temple
Trinity College, Cambridge
University of the Punjab
endTime 1971-04-25
era 20th-century Indian judiciary
fieldOfWork constitutional law
judicial administration
fullName Sarv Mittra Sikri
influenced development of constitutional jurisprudence in India
knownFor contribution to the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India
presiding over landmark constitutional cases
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hindi
legalDoctrineInfluenced basic structure doctrine
memberOf Supreme Court of India
nationality Indian
notableFor role in limiting Parliament's power to amend the Constitution
notableWorkArea judicial review of constitutional amendments
occupation judge
lawyer
office Judge of the Supreme Court of India
placeOfBirth Lahore
Punjab Province, British India
placeOfDeath New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
positionHeld 13th Chief Justice of India
practicedLawIn Federal Court of India
Lahore High Court
precededBy Koka Subba Rao
presidedOverCase Golaknath v. State of Punjab
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
regionOfActivity India
Punjab
religion Hinduism
servedAs Advocate-General of Punjab
startTime 1967-02-03
succeededBy Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah
termAsAdvocateGeneralEnd 1964
termAsAdvocateGeneralStart 1949

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