Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha (1899 to 1986) served as the sixth Chief Justice of India from October 1959 to January 1964. Born into a Rajput family in what is now Bihar's Bhojpur district, he studied at Patna College and Patna Law College before practicing as a vakil and advocate at the Patna High Court from 1922. He became a judge of that court in 1943, Chief Justice of the Nagpur High Court in 1951, and a judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1954, and after retiring he served as president of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha [Title: Sinha] of Shahabad (now Bhojpur), Bengal Presidency (1 February 1899 - 12 November 1986) was the 6th Chief Justice of India (1 October 1959 - 31 January 1964). He also served as the president of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from April 1965 to February 1967.
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Sinha served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India from 1 October 1959 to 31 January 1964.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Chief Justice
Wikidata Q4902305, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): India
Wikidata Q4902305, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1899
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P569 (date of birth): 1899-02-01
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P570 (date of death): 1986
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P570 (date of death): 1986-11-12
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