M. Patanjali Sastri

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:advocatesFor Human rights
Social justice
Access to justice
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Supreme_Court_Bar_Association
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Madras
gptkbp:awards Padma Bhushan
gptkbp:born 1891
gptkbp:children Two sons
gptkbp:contributedTo Judicial independence
Judicial precedents
Legal education reforms
Legal_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:contribution Legal_education_in_India
gptkbp:died 1971
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Madras
gptkbp:famousFor Judicial activism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M. Patanjali Sastri
gptkbp:impact Judicial_decisions_in_India
gptkbp:influence Legal scholars
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian_Constitution
Constitutional amendments
Legal interpretations
gptkbp:influencedBy British_legal_system
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of lawyers
gptkbp:involved Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:involvedIn Public interest litigation
gptkbp:judges 1940-1971
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering_legal_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kesavananda_Bharati_case
gptkbp:notableWork Constitutional law
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:participatedIn Legal reforms
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Kumbakonam
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Attorney_General_of_India
gptkbp:promoted Rule of law
Public accountability
gptkbp:publishes Legal articles
gptkbp:recognizedBy Legal community
Judicial integrity
gptkbp:recognizes Legal luminary
gptkbp:role Legal advisor
gptkbp:servedIn Judicial committees
Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:servingTemperature Legal commissions
gptkbp:spouse Smt. S. Rukmini
gptkbp:supported Judicial review