Harinder Singh Giani (born 2 September 1938 at

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

and died 9 February 2007 at

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) was an eminent jurist, who practiced at the bar of the

Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Pe ...

for over 42 years. He was the Senior Central Government Standing Counsel in the mid-nineties. He was also a member of the committee set up to draft a new constitution for the Diwan. He was the grandson of Pratap Singh Giani, the eminent

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

scholar and

calligrapher Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...

. He was the son of Kartar Singh Gyani, a judge of the Sikh Gurudwara Judicial Commission, Amritsar. He remained the president of the Local Committee, Chandigarh of the

Chief Khalsa Diwan The Chief Khalsa Diwan ( C.K.D.) or Chief Khalsa Diwan Charitable Society ( C.K.D.C.S.) is a Sikh organisation that is the central organization of various Singh Sabhas spread across Punjab, India. Unlike the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Com ...

for over a decade and dedicated a large part of his spare time for it and for the Guru Harkrishan Public School, Chandigarh.

External links

Obituary - The Tribune
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