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Hira Lall Sibal
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Hira Lal Sibal | |
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 Hira Lall Sibal receiving Padma Bhushan from the president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. | |
| Born | |
| Died | 29 December 2012 Chandigarh, India |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1937–2012 |
| Children | Kanwal Sibal Kapil Sibal |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Punjab Rattan Award Living Legend of Law |
Hira Lal Sibal was an Indian lawyer, jurist and two-time Advocate General of Punjab, known for his legal defence of cases against the noted Urdu writers, Ismat Chugtai and Saadat Hasan Manto in 1945.[1] He practised at Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court of India.[2]
Sibal started his practice in 1937 at Lahore of British India[3] and moved to Shimla in 1948 after the Indian independence but later settled in Chandigarh in 1955 to practise at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.[4] He served as the Advocate General of the State of Punjab for two terms[1] but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.[5] During his Lahore days, he successfully defended Malik Ghulam Nabi, who would later become a minister in the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government, in a kidnapping case[4] and was the counsel for Ismat Chugtai and Saadat Hasan Manto in the cases against them for indecent writing in 1945; the former was fined ₹90 while the latter was acquitted.[1]
Sibal was a recipient of the Punjab Rattan Award of the Government of Punjab[6] and the International Bar Association awarded him the Living Legend of Law honor in 1994.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2006, for his contributions to Law.[7] He died on 29 December 2012, at the age of 98.[2] Virender Sibal and Jitendar Sibal, the elder two of his sons are former Indian Administrative Service officers while the third son, Kanwal Sibal, is a former Foreign Secretary of India.[8] The youngest of the sons, Kapil Sibal, is a noted senior lawyer, a politician aligned with the Indian National Congress and a former Union Minister who held various portfolios in the UPA Government from 2009 to 2014.[8]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead". Yes Punjab. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kapil Sibal bereaved". Zee News. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference". Bhaskar. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last". Times of India. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kapil Sibal's lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh". Indian Express. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal". Hindustan Times. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead". Outlook India. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.