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| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice<br />
| name = S. M. Sikri<br />
| image = [[File:S. M. Sikri's portrait.jpg]]<br />
| order = 13th<br />
| office = Chief Justice of India<br />
| term_start = 22 January 1971<br />
| term_end = 25 April 1973<br />
| appointer = [[Varahagiri Venkata Giri|V. V. Giri]]<br />
| predecessor = [[J. C. Shah]]<br />
| successor = [[Ajit Nath Ray]]<br />
| office2 = Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
| term_start2 = 3 February 1964<br />
| term_end2 = 25 April 1973<br />
| nominator2 = [[P. B. Gajendragadkar]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]<br />
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| office3 = [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate General]] for [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1 November 1956<br />
| term_end3 = 2 February 1964<br />
| appointer3 = [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]<br />
| predecessor3 = ''office established''<br />
| successor3 = S. K. Kapur<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|04|26|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kabirwala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|09|24|1908|04|26|df=y}}<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]<br />
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'''Sarv Mittra Sikri''' (26 April 1908 – 24 September 1992) was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the 13th [[Chief Justice of India]].<ref name=sci-smsikri>{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/smsikri.htm|title=Sarv Mittra Sikri|publisher=Supreme Court of India|accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref><br />
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He previously served as the first [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate-General]] for [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], before becoming the first judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], to be directly appointed from the Bar. Additionally, he is the first of only two judges to be CJI, directly from the Bar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CJI NV Ramana recommends Justice UU Lalit's name to Centre as the 49th Chief Justice of India |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cji-nv-ramana-recommends-justice-uu-lalits-name-to-centre-as-the-49th-chief-justice-of-india-11008411.html/amp |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Firstpost |date=4 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Sikri was born in Lahore on 26 April 1908.<ref name=sci-sikri>{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/rcji/13smsikri.htm|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.M. Sikri|publisher=Supreme Court of India|accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> He moved to London to study medicine, but switched to law, studying at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref name="sci-smsikri"/> Before returning to [[Lahore]] in 1930, he served as a [[barrister-at-law]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]], in London.<br />
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He began his legal practise in the chambers of Jagannath Agarwal, who was a leading advocate in the [[Lahore High Court]] and practiced criminal and civil law. Following [[independence of India|independence]], he was appointed the Assistant Advocate General of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in 1949 and soon as the advocate general in 1951. Held the same position almost entirely until his elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1964.<ref name="Full Court Reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/articles/92v4a3.htm|title=Full Court Reference|publisher=[[Supreme Court of India]]}}</ref><br />
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As an advocate, he appeared and practised in various courts, ranging from the Lahore High Court and other courts in Punjab to the [[Federal Court of India]] and eventually the Supreme Court of India.<ref name="S. M. Sikri">{{cite web|url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/s-m-sikri/|title=S.M. Sikri|publisher=SCO}}</ref><br />
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==Notable judgements==<br />
''[[I.C. Golaknath and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anrs.]]'' had him a part of the thin majority of 6:5, in which the court reversed its earlier decision which had upheld Parliament's power to amend all parts of the Constitution, including Part III related to Fundamental Rights. The judgement left Parliament with no power to curtail Fundamental Rights.<ref name="Full Court Reference"/><br />
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