Prafullachandra Bhagwati | |
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| 17th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 12 July 1985 – 20 December 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Giani Zail Singh |
| Preceded by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Succeeded by | R. S. Pathak |
| Governor of Gujarat (acting) | |
| In office 17 March 1973 – 4 April 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Shriman Narayan |
| Succeeded by | K. K. Viswanathan |
| Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 16 August 1967 – 17 July 1973 | |
| Governor of Gujarat (acting) | |
| In office 7 December 1967 – 26 December 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
| Succeeded by | Shriman Narayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati 21 December 1921 Ahmedabad,[1] Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 June 2017 (aged 95) New Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Prabhavati Shethji |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Jagdish Bhagwati (brother) Padma Desai (sister-in-law) Shardul S. Shroff (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Bombay University, Government Law College, Bombay |
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (21 December 1921 – 15 June 2017) 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. He is the longest-served supreme court judge (including Chief Justice to tenure) in India.
- ^ Who's who in India 1986, Guide Publications, p. 57