Chander Kishan Daphtary (1 April 1893 – 18 February 1983) was an Indian lawyer and was the first

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from 1950 to 1963. He was the Attorney General for India from 1963 to 1968. He was the President of the Bar Association of India. He was nominated to the

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the Upper House of Indian Parliament from 1972 to 1978. He was awarded the

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in 1967.

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1893 births 1983 deaths Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs 20th-century Indian lawyers

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