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.
All labels observed (1)
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| H. R. Khanna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. R. Khanna Context triple: [Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, judgeOnBench, H. R. Khanna]
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Daulat Singh Kothari
Daulat Singh Kothari was a prominent Indian physicist and educationist known for his contributions to theoretical physics and for shaping India’s post-independence science and education policy.
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B.
Bhagwati Charan Vohra
Bhagwati Charan Vohra was an Indian revolutionary and ideologue of the independence movement, closely associated with Bhagat Singh and known for his influential writings advocating socialist and anti-colonial struggle.
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C.
Chandrakant Pandit
Chandrakant Pandit is a former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman who became a highly successful domestic cricket coach, renowned for leading multiple teams to Ranji Trophy titles.
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D.
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Tej Bahadur Sapru was a prominent Indian lawyer, statesman, and moderate political leader known for his role in constitutional reforms and negotiations with the British during the Indian independence movement.
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E.
Jagdish Rai Chadha
Jagdish Rai Chadha was the immigrant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case INS v. Chadha, which reshaped the constitutional limits on congressional legislative veto power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. R. Khanna Target entity description: 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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A.
Daulat Singh Kothari
Daulat Singh Kothari was a prominent Indian physicist and educationist known for his contributions to theoretical physics and for shaping India’s post-independence science and education policy.
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B.
Bhagwati Charan Vohra
Bhagwati Charan Vohra was an Indian revolutionary and ideologue of the independence movement, closely associated with Bhagat Singh and known for his influential writings advocating socialist and anti-colonial struggle.
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C.
Chandrakant Pandit
Chandrakant Pandit is a former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman who became a highly successful domestic cricket coach, renowned for leading multiple teams to Ranji Trophy titles.
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D.
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Tej Bahadur Sapru was a prominent Indian lawyer, statesman, and moderate political leader known for his role in constitutional reforms and negotiations with the British during the Indian independence movement.
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E.
Jagdish Rai Chadha
Jagdish Rai Chadha was the immigrant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case INS v. Chadha, which reshaped the constitutional limits on congressional legislative veto power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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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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