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	'''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.		'''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.

	He is an alumnus of The Modern School, New Delhi and St Stephens College, Delhi University. A top cricketer, he represented both his school and college.		He is an alumnus of The Modern School, New Delhi and St Stephens College, Delhi University. A top cricketer, he represented both his school and college.

			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]].

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

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

	~~Even~~ after ~~retirement as~~ the ~~Chief Justice he remained~~ the ~~president~~ of the [[~~Indian Forest Commission~~]].		== Personal life ==
			He was born in Lahore but shifted to Delhi after partition. He is married to 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>

	~~He is a moderate, born in Lahore, but shifted to Delhi after partition. He is married to Aruna Kirpal (née Sachdev) and has three children. He suffered from a [[brain stroke]] in early 2007.~~{{~~Citation needed\|date=July 2011~~}}		==References==
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'''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.

He is an alumnus of The Modern School, New Delhi and St Stephens College, Delhi University. A top cricketer, he represented both his school and college.

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]].

In September 1995, he was appointed as 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]].

He is a moderate, born in Lahore, but shifted to Delhi after partition. He is married to Aruna Kirpal (née Sachdev) and has three children. He suffered from a [[brain stroke]] in early 2007.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

==External links==
* [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]

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