Background
SINGHVI, Laxmi was born on November 9, 1931 in Jodhpur. Son of Dashrathmal Singhvi and Akal Kaur Singhvi.
SINGHVI, Laxmi was born on November 9, 1931 in Jodhpur. Son of Dashrathmal Singhvi and Akal Kaur Singhvi.
Bachelor, University Allahabad, India. Bachelor of Laws, University Rajashan, India. Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1954.
Doctor of Juridical Science, Cornell University, 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Banaras Hindu University, India, 1984. Doctor of Laws, Jabalpur University, India, 1983.
Nyayavachaspati (honorary), Gurukul, India, 1968.
Director Indian Law Institute 1957-1958. Senior Standing Counsel for Government, of India and State of Uttar Pradesh. Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India since 1967.
Independent; Director Benett Coleman & Company Ltd. (owners of the Times of India. Founder and Chairman Institute of Constitutional and Pari.
Studies 1965; Chairman Commonwealth Legal Education Association 1972-1977. Chairman National Legal Aid Association of India. Chairman National Federation UNESCO Associations in India since 1974.
Chairman Indian National Committee Abolition of Death Penalty since 1977, Government, of India Committee on Local Self Government 1986-1987. Former President, now President Emeritus Supreme Court of India Bar Association, President Asian Human Rights Conference 1985. Indian Human Rights Trust, Indian Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
Chairman Samachar Bharati news agency. Life Trustee India Institute Centre. President since 1988.
Chairman National Task Force on Child Labour 1989. President Indian Centre for the Rights of the Child. Chief Justice Mehrchant Centennial Oration 1989.
President Authors Guild of India. Trustee Jnanpith; Professor, of Law (Delhi, Andhra), Calcutta). Honorary Doctor of Laws (Jabalpur University) 1983, (Banaras Hindu University) 1984.
Honorary Patron, Commonwealth Legal Education Association, London.
Author: India's Law Day Charter. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member of Supreme Court India Bar Association (president 1978-1983), International Award for Humanism Committee (founder), National Integration Awards Committee, National Legal Aid Association India (president), Author Guild India, Commonwealth Legal Education Association (honorary).
Performing arts, poetry, gardening.
Married Kamla Baid Singhvi. Children: Abhishek, Abhilasha.