Kuldip Singh (judge)

Kuldip Singh
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 14 December 1988 – 21 December 1996
Personal details
Born	(1932-01-01)1 January 1932 Jhelum, Punjab Province, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	25 November 2024(2024-11-25) (aged 92) Chandigarh, India
Alma mater	Punjab University University College London Lincoln's Inn

Kuldip Singh (1 January 1932 – 25 November 2024) was an Indian attorney and a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Following his retirement from the Supreme Court, he headed the Delimitation Commission of 2002 that was tasked with redrawing the boundaries of the various assemblies and Lok Sabha constituencies based on the 2001 census.[1]

Singh received his education from Col. Brown Cambridge School, followed by his first law degree from Punjab University in 1955 and a second one from the University of London in 1958. He served as a barrister-at-law at Lincoln's Inn in London before returning to India in 1959.[2]

Singh was appointed to the Supreme Court on 14 December 1988 and retired on 21 December 1996.[2]

Singh died on 25 November 2024, at the age of 92.[3]

Notes

1. Pathak, Japan K. (12 August 2012). "Sharing the final delimitation order of Gujarat, and its background". DeshGujarat. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.
2. "Former Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
3. Sharma, Surender (26 November 2024). "Former Supreme Court 'green judge' Kuldip Singh passes away". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

Further reading

• Kang, Bhavdeep and Haryana (22 January 1997). "More Than A Green Judge". Outlook India (magazine). Archived from the original on 26 October 2010.
• "Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Kuldip Singh in Chandigarh' given deadline to Punjab government in land matter". Bol Punjabi. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.