Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha

Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
6th Chief Justice of India
In office 1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964
Appointed by	Rajendra Prasad, President
Preceded by	Sudhi Ranjan Das
Succeeded by	P. B. Gajendragadkar
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Preceded by	Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1899-02-01) February 1, 1899

Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha of Shahabad (now Bhojpur), Bihar (February 1, 1899 - November 12, 1986) was the 6th Chief Justice of India (October 1, 1959 - January 31, 1964). He also served as the president of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from April 1965 to February 1967.

Sinha was awarded B.A. (Hons) M.A., B.L. and served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India from October 1, 1959 to January 31, 1964. He was educated at the Arrah Zila School, Patna College and Patna Law College; topped the list of successful candidates at the B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. Examinations of the Patna University in 1919 and 1921 respectively. He was Srimati Radhika Sinha Gold Medalist for standing first in History.

• Vakil, Patna High Court, 1922–27
• Advocate, 1927–35
• Lecturer, Government Law College, Patna, 1926–35
• Member, Senate of the Faculty of Law and of the Board of Examiners in Law, Patna University
• Member, Court of the Benaras Hindu University
• Government Pleader 1935–39
• Assistant Government Advocate, 1940–42
• Judge, Patna High Court, 1943–51
• Chief Justice, Nagpur High Court 1951–54
• Judge, Supreme Court, December 1954 – September 30, 1959
• Chief Justice of India, October 1959 - January 1964, Retired on January 31, 1964.

A deeply religious man, following his retirement, Sinha led a quiet life mostly devoted to spiritual pursuits, though he did accept a number of private arbitration cases. Becoming blind in his later years, he died in 1986.

Published works

• Reminiscences and Reflections of a Chief Justice ISBN 81-7018-253-0, 1985, 1st ed.

See also

• List of Rajputs

External links

• http://www.bsgindia.org/
• http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/bpsinha.htm
• http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/rcji/06bpsinha.htm
• http://www.bagchee.com/books.php?id=36723
• http://www.vksu-ara.org/about_sha.htm

Legal offices
Preceded by Sudhi Ranjan Das	Chief Justice of India 30 September 1959–31 January 1964	Succeeded by P. B. Gajendragadkar

Preceded by Ammu Swaminathan

Presidents of the Bharat Scouts and Guides 1965–1967

Succeeded by Sir Chandulal M. Trivedi