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{{short description|31st Chief Justice of India}}
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| appointer = [[Kocheril Raman Narayanan|K. R. Narayanan]]
| predecessor = [[Sam Piroj Bharucha]]
| predecessor = [[Sam Piroj Bharucha]]
| successor = [[Gopal Ballav Pattanaik]]
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'''Bhupinder Nath Kirpal''' (B. N. Kirpal) (born November 8, 1937) was the 31st [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 6 May 2002 until his retirement on 7 November 2002.
[[File:Bhupinder_Nath_Kirpal_being_sworn_in_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg|thumb|Bhupinder Nath Kirpal being sworn in as the Chief Justice of India]]
'''Bhupinder Nath Kirpal''' (B. N. Kirpal) (born 8 November 1937) was the 31st [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 6 May 2002 until his retirement on 7 November 2002.


== Early life and education ==
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He began his legal career as an advocate in 1962, and was appointed as a Judge of [[Delhi High Court]] in November 1979. In December 1993, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the [[Gujarat High Court]].
His father, Amar Nath Kirpal, was a lawyer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=rediff.com Special: Tara Shankar Sahay profiles Chief Justice B N Kirpal |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/2002/may/10spec.htm |access-date=2023-06-21 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> He is an alumnus of The [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School]], New Delhi and St Stephens College, Delhi University.<ref name=":0" /> A top cricketer, he represented both his school and college.


== Career ==
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In September 1995, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became Chief Justice of India in May 2002.
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He began his legal career as an advocate in 1962 and was appointed a Judge of [[Delhi High Court]] in November 1979. In December 1993, he was appointed Chief Justice of the [[Gujarat High Court]].


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In September 1995, he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India and became Chief Justice of India in May 2002.
Even after retirement as the Chief Justice he remained the president of the [[Indian Forest Commission]].


Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Kirpal authored 195 judgments and sat on 916 benches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B.N Kirpal |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/b-n-kirpal/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
He is a moderate, born in Lahore, but shifted to Delhi after partition. He is married to Aruna Kirpal and has three children. He suffered from a [[brain stroke]] in early 2007.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

After retirement as the Chief Justice of India, he was appointed the 1st Chairman of the [[National Forest Commission]] on 21 February 2003.<ref>[https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rfeb2003/21022003/r2102200335.html "NATIONAL FOREST COMMISSION SET UP JUSTICE B.N. KIRPAL TO HEAD THE FIRST EVER COMMISSION", Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India, 21st February 2003.]</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was born in Lahore but shifted to Delhi after partition.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He was married to late Aruna Kirpal (née Sachdev) and has three children. His son, Mr. [[Saurabh Kirpal]], Senior Advocate of the Hon'ble [[Delhi High Court]], was on 11 November 2021 approved by the collegium of the Hon'ble [[Supreme Court of India]] to be elevated as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.<ref>[https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-elevation-advocate-saurabh-kirpal-delhi-high-court-judge-185594?infinitescroll=1 "Supreme Court Collegium Recommends The Elevation Of Advocate Saurabh Kirpal As Delhi High Court Judge", Live Law, 15 November 2021.]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204110930/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/bnkirpal.htm Brief biography at http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204110930/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/bnkirpal.htm Brief biography at http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/]
* [http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=9243 News article dated 13-April-2002]
* [http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=9243 News article dated 13-April-2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919114824/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=9243 |date=19 September 2012 }}


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Latest revision as of 08:40, 30 September 2024

Bhupinder Nath Kirpal
31st Chief Justice of India
In office
6 May 2002 – 8 November 2002
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded bySam Piroj Bharucha
Succeeded byGopal Ballav Pattanaik
Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
In office
1989–1992
Personal details
Born (1937-11-08) 8 November 1937 (age 87)
ChildrenSaurabh Kirpal Senior Advocate Delhi High Court
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal being sworn in as the Chief Justice of India

Bhupinder Nath Kirpal (B. N. Kirpal) (born 8 November 1937) was the 31st Chief Justice of India, serving from 6 May 2002 until his retirement on 7 November 2002.

Early life and education

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His father, Amar Nath Kirpal, was a lawyer.[1] He is an alumnus of The Modern School, New Delhi and St Stephens College, Delhi University.[1] A top cricketer, he represented both his school and college.

Career

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He began his legal career as an advocate in 1962 and was appointed a Judge of Delhi High Court in November 1979. In December 1993, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.

In September 1995, he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India and became Chief Justice of India in May 2002.

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Kirpal authored 195 judgments and sat on 916 benches.[2]

After retirement as the Chief Justice of India, he was appointed the 1st Chairman of the National Forest Commission on 21 February 2003.[3]

Personal life

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He was born in Lahore but shifted to Delhi after partition.[citation needed] He was married to late Aruna Kirpal (née Sachdev) and has three children. His son, Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Advocate of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court, was on 11 November 2021 approved by the collegium of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to be elevated as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "rediff.com Special: Tara Shankar Sahay profiles Chief Justice B N Kirpal". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "B.N Kirpal". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL FOREST COMMISSION SET UP JUSTICE B.N. KIRPAL TO HEAD THE FIRST EVER COMMISSION", Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India, 21st February 2003.
  4. ^ "Supreme Court Collegium Recommends The Elevation Of Advocate Saurabh Kirpal As Delhi High Court Judge", Live Law, 15 November 2021.
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