H. R. Khanna

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H. R. Khanna was a distinguished Indian Supreme Court judge renowned for his principled dissent in landmark constitutional cases and his steadfast defense of civil liberties during the Emergency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian judge
person
appointedAsSupremeCourtJudgeBy Indira Gandhi
awardReceived Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
countryOfBirth India
countryOfDeath India
dateOfBirth 1912-09-03
dateOfDeath 2008-02-25
education Government College, Lahore
Law College, Lahore
employer Supreme Court of India
era Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
familyName Khanna
father S. L. Khanna
fieldOfWork constitutional law
human rights
fullName Hans Raj Khanna
givenName Hans Raj
judicialPhilosophy judicial independence
protection of fundamental rights
knownFor defense of civil liberties during the Emergency in India
dissenting opinion in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla
principled judicial dissents
languageOfWork English
Hindi
legacy symbol of judicial courage in India
nationality Indian
notableWork Judicial Review or Confrontation
Making of India’s Constitution
Neither Roses Nor Thorns
occupation author
judge
jurist
placeOfBirth Amritsar
placeOfBurial New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
placeOfDeath New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
positionHeld Acting Chief Justice of India
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
reasonForRefusalOfCJI superseded due to dissent in ADM Jabalpur case
refusedPosition Chief Justice of India
religion Hinduism
spouse Uma Khanna
termEndAsSupremeCourtJudge 1977
termStartAsSupremeCourtJudge 1971
yearOfAwardPadmaBhushan 1999
yearOfAwardPadmaVibhushan 2007

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