Hira Lal Sibal | |
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Advocate General of Haryana | |
In office 24 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 | |
In office 4 February 1985 – 11 July 1986 | |
Advocate General of Punjab | |
In office 11 April 1970 – 24 January 1972 | |
In office 10 June 1968 – 19 February 1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore, Punjab, British India | 24 September 1914
Died | Chandigarh, India | 29 December 2012
Children |
Kanwal Sibal Kapil Sibal |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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 and Haryana, 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 for the States of Punjab and Haryana, for two terms each, respectively [1] [5] but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. [6] 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 [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [9]
Hira Lal Sibal | |
---|---|
Advocate General of Haryana | |
In office 24 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 | |
In office 4 February 1985 – 11 July 1986 | |
Advocate General of Punjab | |
In office 11 April 1970 – 24 January 1972 | |
In office 10 June 1968 – 19 February 1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore, Punjab, British India | 24 September 1914
Died | Chandigarh, India | 29 December 2012
Children |
Kanwal Sibal Kapil Sibal |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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 and Haryana, 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 for the States of Punjab and Haryana, for two terms each, respectively [1] [5] but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. [6] 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 [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [9]