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| name = Hira Lal Sibal<br />
| image = The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Shri Hira Lall Sibal for his contribution to the cause of justice, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg<br />
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| caption = Hira Lall Sibal receiving Padma Bhushan from the president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.<br />
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| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|2012|12|29}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chandigarh]], India<br />
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| occupation = Lawyer<br />
| yearsactive = 1937–2012<br />
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| children = [[Kanwal Sibal]]<br/>[[Kapil Sibal]]<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br/>[[Punjab Rattan Award]]<br/>Living Legend of Law<br />
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'''Hira Lal Sibal''' was an Indian lawyer, jurist and two-time Advocate General of Punjab, known for his legal defence of cases against the noted Urdu writers, [[Ismat Chugtai]] and [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] in 1945.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead">{{cite web | url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/13148-kapil-sibal-bereaved-%E2%80%93-hira-lall-sibal-dead-badal-condoles | title=Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead | publisher=Yes Punjab | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He practised at [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] and the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kapil-sibal-bereaved_819584.html | title=Kapil Sibal bereaved | publisher=Zee News | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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Sibal started his practice in 1937 at [[Lahore]] of [[British India]]<ref name="Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference">{{cite web | url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-kapil-sibal-and-his-98-year-old-father-hiralal-sibal-in-the-matter-so-much-3536567.html | title=Hira Lal Sibal Kapil Sibal and his 98 year old father in the difference | publisher=Bhaskar | date=18 July 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and moved to [[Shimla]] in 1948 after the Indian independence but later settled in Chandigarh in 1955 to practise at the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]].<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Living-legend-of-the-law-Hira-Lal-Sibal-breathes-his-last/articleshow/17808312.cms | title=Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last | publisher=Times of India | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> He served as the Advocate General of the State of Punjab for two terms<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /> but was reported to have declined an offer to become a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.<ref name="Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kapil-sibal-s-lawyer-father-hira-lal-dies-in-chandigarh/1051995/ | title=Kapil Sibal’s lawyer father Hira Lal dies in Chandigarh | publisher=Indian Express | date=30 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> During his Lahore days, he successfully defended Malik Ghulam Nabi, who would later become a minister in the [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] government, in a kidnapping case<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> and was the counsel for [[Ismat Chugtai]] and [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] in the cases against them for indecent writing in 1945; the former was fined {{INR|90}} while the latter was acquitted.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved - Hira Lall Sibal dead" /><br />
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Sibal was a recipient of the [[Punjab Rattan Award]] of the Government of Punjab<ref name="Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/another-award-of-honour-for-legal-stalwart-hira-lall-sibal/story-IzjbjkV0wP6eXgJErdu6eJ.html | title=Another award of honour for legal stalwart Hira Lall Sibal | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and the [[International Bar Association]] awarded him the ''Living Legend of Law'' honor in 1994.<ref name="Living legend of the law Hira Lal Sibal breathes his last" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2006, for his contributions to Law.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He died on 29 December 2012, at the age of 98.<ref name="Kapil Sibal bereaved" /> Virender Sibal and Jitendar Sibal, the elder two of his sons are former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officers while the third son, [[Kanwal Sibal]], is a former [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]].<ref name="Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead">{{cite web | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/kapil-sibals-father-hira-lall-sibal-dead/785228 | title=Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead | publisher=Outlook India | date=29 December 2012 | access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The youngest of the sons, [[Kapil Sibal]], is a noted senior lawyer, a politician aligned with the [[Indian National Congress]] and a former Union Minister who held various portfolios in the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] Government from 2009 to 2014.<ref name="Kapil Sibal's Father Hira Lall Sibal Dead" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kanwal Sibal]]<br />
* [[Kapil Sibal]]<br />
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