Justice P.N. Bhagwati

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Justice_P.N._Bhagwati
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Bombay_University
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Giani_Zail_Singh
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-12-21
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-06-15
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Prafullachandra_Natwarlal_Bhagwati
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice P.N. Bhagwati
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Public_Interest_Litigation_(PIL)_in_India
judicial activism
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Hussainara_Khatoon_v._State_of_Bihar
gptkb:Maneka_Gandhi_v._Union_of_India
Expansion of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Ahmedabad,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Delhi,_India
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Y.V._Chandrachud
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Prabhavati_Bhagwati
gptkbp:successor gptkb:R.S._Pathak
gptkbp:termEnd 1986-12-20
gptkbp:termStart 1985-07-12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary_Roy_v._State_of_Kerala_case
gptkb:Indira_Nehru_Gandhi_v._Raj_Narain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6