Kamal Narain Singh

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| honorific-prefix =

| name = Kamal Narain Singh

| image = File: Justice K.N. Singh.jpg

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| order = Chairman of 13th

| office = Law Commission of India

| term_start = 1991

| term_end = 1994

| nominator =

| appointer = R. Venkataraman

| 1blankname = Prime Minister

| 1namedata = P. V. Narasimha Rao

| order1 = 22nd

| office1 = Chief Justice of India

| term_start1 = 25 November 1991

| term_end1 = 12 December 1991

| nominator1 =

| appointer1 = Ramaswamy Venkataraman

| predecessor1 = Ranganath Misra

| successor1 = M.H. Kania

| office2 = Judge of Supreme Court of India

| term_start2 = 10 March 1986

| term_end2 = 24 November 1991

| nominator2 = P. N. Bhagwati

| appointer2 = Zail Singh

| office3 = Judge of Allahabad High Court

| term_start3 = 25 August 1970

| term_end3 = 9 March 1986

| nominator3 = M. Hidayatullah

| appointer3 = V. V. Giri

| office4 = Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh

| term_start4 = 3 March 1970

| term_end4 = 3 May 1970

| appointer4 = Bezawada Gopala Reddy

| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata4 = Charan Singh

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|12|13}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|09|08|1926|12|13}}

| death_place = Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

| nationality = Indian

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| education =

| alma_mater = University of Allahabad

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Kamal Narain Singh (13 December 1926 – 8 September 2022)[https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/former-cji-kn-singh-passes-away20220909162709/ Former CJI KN Singh passes away] was an Indian jurist who served as the 22nd Chief Justice of India. He was educated at L.R.L.A. High School in Sirsa and Ewing Christian College in Allahabad and was a graduate of the University of Allahabad. At 17 days, his tenure as chief justice is the shortest.{{cite news |last1=Nanjappa |first1=Vicky |title=Convention breached just twice: How is the Chief Justice of India appointed |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/convention-breached-just-twice-how-is-the-chief-justice-of-india-appointed-2718437.html |accessdate=2 May 2019 |work=One India |date=19 June 2018 |language=en}}

Legal career

As a lawyer, Singh practiced civil, constitutional and taxation law since 1957. His first judicial appointment was as Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1970 and Permanent Judge in 1972. He joined the Supreme Court in 1986 and served as Chief Justice of India from 25 November 1991 until 12 December 1991.

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Singh authored 100 judgments and sat on 336 benches.{{Cite web |title=K.N. Singh |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/k-n-singh/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}

He was honored with "Proud Past Alumni" by the University of Allahabad Alumni Association.{{cite web | url=http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 | title=Our Proud Past | publisher=Allahabad University Alumni Association | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 |archivedate= 7 July 2012 | accessdate=14 October 2020 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html | archivedate=15 January 2008 | title=Our Proud Past | publisher=Allahabad University Alumni Association | accessdate=14 October 2020}}

References

{{succession box | title=Chief Justice of India | before= Ranganath Misra| after= Madhukar Hiralal Kania| years=25 November 1991–12 December 1991}}

External links

[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/knsingh.htm Bio at India Supreme Court Page]

Category:1926 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:20th-century Indian judges

Category:20th-century Indian lawyers

Category:Chief justices of India