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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = P. N. Bhagwati
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| order = 17th
| office = Chief Justice of India
| termstart = 12 July 1985
| termend = 20 December 1986
| nominator =
| appointer = Giani Zail Singh
| predecessor = [[Y. V. Chandrachud]]
| successor = [[R. S. Pathak]]
| office2 = [[Gujarat High Court#Former Chief Justices|Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court]]
| term_start2 = 16 August 1967
| term_end2 = 17 July 1973
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|12|21|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Hyderabad]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|15|1921|12|21|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| spouse =
}}

'''Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati''' (21 December 1921 – 15 June 2017) was an Indian judge. He was the 17th [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 12 July 1985 until his retirement on 20 December 1986. He introduced the concepts of [[Public Interest Litigation]] and [[Absolute liability]] in India, and for this reason is held along with Justice [[V. R. Krishna Iyer]], to be a pioneer of [[judicial activism]] in the country.

Bhagwati died on 15 June 2017 at the age of 95 at [[New Delhi]], India from [[renal failure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pn-bhagwati-former-chief-justice-of-india-dies-at-95-after-brief-illness/story-234YcRXDwFCCtIzVdHX6XM.html |title= PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India, dies at 95 after brief illness |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 June 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}</ref>

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==Other websites==
* [http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/pnbhagwati.htm P. N. Bhagwati, Brief biography] at [[Supreme Court of India]]

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