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{{short description|22nd Chief Justice of India}}<br />
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| name = Kamal Narain Singh <br />
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| order1 = 22nd<br />
| office1 = Chief Justice of India<br />
| term_start1 = 25 November 1991<br />
| term_end1 = 12 December 1991<br />
| nominator1 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--><br />
| appointer1 = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Ranganath Misra]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Madhukar Hiralal Kania|M.H. Kania]]<br />
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| office2 = [[Law Commission of India|Chairman, 13th Law Commission of India]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1991<br />
| term_end2 = 1994<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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| alma_mater = [[University of Allahabad]]<br />
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'''Kamal Narain Singh''' (born 13 December 1926) was the 22nd [[Chief Justice of India]]. He was educated at L.R.L.A. High School in Sirsa and [[Ewing Christian College]] in [[Allahabad]] and is a graduate of the [[University of Allahabad]]. At 17 days, his tenure as chief justice is the shortest.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nanjappa |first1=Vicky |title=Convention breached just twice: How is the Chief Justice of India appointed |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/convention-breached-just-twice-how-is-the-chief-justice-of-india-appointed-2718437.html |accessdate=2 May 2019 |work=One India |date=19 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Legal career==<br />
As a lawyer, Singh practiced civil, constitutional and taxation law since 1957. His first judicial appointment was as Additional Judge of the [[Allahabad High Court]] in 1970 and Permanent Judge in 1972. He joined the Supreme Court in 1986 and served as [[Chief Justice of India]] from 25 November 1991 until 12 December 1991. He was honored with "Proud Past Alumni" by the [[University of Allahabad]] Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 | title=Our Proud Past | publisher=Allahabad University Alumni Association | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 |archivedate= 7 July 2012 | accessdate=14 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html | archivedate=15 January 2008 | title=Our Proud Past | publisher=Allahabad University Alumni Association | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/knsingh.htm Bio at India Supreme Court Page]<br />
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