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 NERFINISHED
awardReceived Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth India NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath India NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1912-09-03
dateOfDeath 2008-02-25
education Government College, Lahore NERFINISHED
Law College, Lahore NERFINISHED
employer Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
era Indian Emergency (1975–1977) NERFINISHED
familyName Khanna NERFINISHED
father S. L. Khanna NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork constitutional law
human rights
fullName Hans Raj Khanna NERFINISHED
givenName Hans Raj NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of judicial courage in India
nationality Indian
notableWork Judicial Review or Confrontation NERFINISHED
Making of India’s Constitution NERFINISHED
Neither Roses Nor Thorns NERFINISHED
occupation author
judge
jurist
placeOfBirth Amritsar NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial New Delhi NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New Delhi NERFINISHED
positionHeld Acting Chief Justice of India NERFINISHED
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
reasonForRefusalOfCJI superseded due to dissent in ADM Jabalpur case
refusedPosition Chief Justice of India NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
spouse Uma Khanna NERFINISHED
termEndAsSupremeCourtJudge 1977
termStartAsSupremeCourtJudge 1971
yearOfAwardPadmaBhushan 1999
yearOfAwardPadmaVibhushan 2007

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