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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| alumniOf | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAsChiefJusticeBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAsJudgeBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-04-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-09-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government College University, Lahore
NERFINISHED
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Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ University of the Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1971-04-25 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century Indian judiciary ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Sarv Mittra Sikri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in limiting Parliament's power to amend the Constitution ⓘ |
| notableWorkArea | judicial review of constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| office | Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lahore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab Province, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 13th Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Federal Court of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lahore High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Koka Subba Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOverCase |
Golaknath v. State of Punjab
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
India
NERFINISHED
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Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedAs | Advocate-General of Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967-02-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsAdvocateGeneralEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| termAsAdvocateGeneralStart | 1949 ⓘ |
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