| Names |
Prafullachandra Natwarlal
(P.N.) BHAGWATI |
| Date of
Birth |
December 21, 1921 |
| Date of
Death |
June 15, 2017 |
| Identity |
Former Chief
Justice of India |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- August 16, 1967: He took
over as Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court.
- July 17, 1973: He retired
as Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court.
- December 07, 1967: Took
over as Governor of Gujarat.
- December 25, 1967: He
reliquished the office of the Governor of Gujarat.
- March 17, 1973: Took over
as Governor of Gujarat.
- April 03, 1973: He
reliquished the office of the Governor of Gujarat.
- July 02, 1977: Maneka
Gandhi, was requested through an official letter from the
Regional Passport Officer, Delhi to return her passport
within seven days "in public interest" under sect 10(3) of
The Passports Act. Under Article 21 of the Indian
Constitution, which deals with Right to Freedom, Maneka
Gandhi filed a writ petition in which Bhagwati and Justice
V. R. Krishna Iyer ruled in favour of Gandhi.
- July 12, 1985: He became
the 17th Chief Justice of india.
- December 20, 1986: He
retired as the 17th Chief Justice of india.
|
| General |
- He introduced the concepts of Public Interest Litigation
and Absolute liability in India.
- Along with Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, he is also
reckoned as a a pioneer of judicial activism in the country.
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