Judge (Dr.) Nagendra Singh | |
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 Nagendra Singh withQueen Beatrix at the Congress of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) in Hague, 1985. | |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Taslim Elias |
| Succeeded by | José Ruda |
| 4thChief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 1 October 1972 – 6 February 1973 | |
| Preceded by | SP Sen Verma |
| Succeeded by | T. Swaminathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-03-18)18 March 1914 Dungarpur, Rajasthan |
| Died | 11 December 1988(1988-12-11) (aged 74) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Relatives | Laxman Singh Bijai Singh |
| Alma mater | Mayo College St. John's College,Cambridge |
PrinceSri Nagendra Singh (18 March 1914 – 11 December 1988;Hindi pronunciation:[n̪əgeːn̪d̪ɾəsɪŋgʱ]) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as President of theInternational Court of Justice from 1985 to 1988.[1] He was the first Indian judge at theInternational Court of Justice[1] and one among the four judges from India to have beenjudges of the International Court of Justice inThe Hague, the others beingB. N. Rau (1952–1953),R. S. Pathak (1989–1991) the 18thChief Justice of India, andDalveer Bhandari (2012–), former judge of the Supreme Court of India.[2]
Nagendra Singh was born on 18 March 1914 in theState of the Kingdom of Dungarpur, toBijai Singh and his wife Davendra Kanwar; his elder brother wasLaxman Singh I, the last monarch of Dungarpur.[3]Before joining the Civil Service he was educated atSt John's College, Cambridge.[4]
He joined theIndian Civil Service and served as Regional Commissioner for the Eastern States, a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, joint secretary for India's Defense Ministry, Director-General of Transport, and special secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[5]
Between 1966 and 1972 Singh was secretary to thePresident of India,[5] then from 1 October 1972 to 6 February 1973 he wasChief Election Commissioner of India.[6] In 1966, 1969, and 1975, he was appointed a representative of India in theUnited Nations Assembly and served on the United NationsInternational Law Commission on a part-time basis from 1967 to 1972. He was also elected as secretary of the International Bar Association. In 1973, he moved toThe Hague to become a judge of the International Court of Justice and was its president between February 1985 and February 1988, when he retired.[5] He continued to live at the Hague and died there in December 1988.
Singh received thePadma Vibhushan from theGovernment of India in 1973.[7]
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