B. J. Divan

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Bipinchandra Jivanlal Divan
6th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
In office
28 August 1977 – 19 August 1981
Appointed byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded byS. Obul Reddy
Succeeded byM. P. Thakkar
In office
18 July 1973 – 30 June 1976
Appointed byV. V. Giri
Preceded byP. N. Bhagwati
Succeeded byS. Obul Reddy
11th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
1 July 1976 – 19 August 1977
Appointed byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Preceded byS. Obul Reddy
Succeeded byS. Obul Reddy
Judge of Gujarat High Court
In office
19 April 1962 – 17 July 1973
Nominated byB. P. Sinha
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1919-08-20)20 August 1919
Died12 March 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 92)
EducationM.A. and LL.B
Alma materWilson College, Mumbai, Government Law College, Bombay
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Bipinchandra Jivanlal Divan (1919–2012) was an Indian judge. He was the Chief Justice of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, and Acting Governor of Andhra Pradesh.