Navrang Lal Tibrewal

{{Short description|Indian politician (1937–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Navrang Lal Tibrewal | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|01|17}} | birth_place = [[Jhunjhunu district]], [[Rajasthan]], India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|01|08|1937|01|17}} | death_place = Rajasthan, India | office1 = [[Governor of Rajasthan|Acting Governor of Rajasthan]] | term_start1 = 25 May 1998 | term_end1 = 16 January 1999 | predecessor1 = [[Darbara Singh (politician)|Darbara Singh]] | successor1 = [[Sukhdev Singh Kang]] | office2 = Acting Chief Justice of the [[Rajasthan High Court]] | term_start2 = 10 April 1998 | term_end2 = August 1999 | predecessor2 = M. P. Singh | successor2 = Akil Kureshi (acting) | alma_mater = Maharaja College, Jaipur<br>University Law College, [[University of Rajasthan]] | occupation = Judge, lawyer | parents = Ladu Ram Tibrewal }}

'''Navrang Lal Tibrewal''' (17 January 1937 – 8 January 2024) was an Indian judge who served as the acting [[Governor of Rajasthan]] and the acting Chief Justice of the [[Rajasthan High Court]]. He held important legal and administrative roles during his career and was involved in legal reform and public service in Rajasthan.<ref name="rajbhawan1">{{cite web |url=https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors/shnltibrewal.html |title=Shri Navrang Lal Tibrewal |website=Raj Bhavan Rajasthan |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Tibrewal was born in the [[Jhunjhunu district]] of Rajasthan. He completed his undergraduate studies at Maharaja College, Jaipur, and obtained his law degree (LL.B.) from the University Law College, [[University of Rajasthan]], in 1959.<ref name="rajbhawan1" />

==Career== Tibrewal began practicing law in the district courts of Jhunjhunu after a brief apprenticeship. In 1965, he moved his practice to the [[Rajasthan High Court]] in Jodhpur. With the establishment of the Jaipur bench in 1977, he shifted to Jaipur.<ref name="lawadvice">{{cite web |url=https://www.thelawadvice.com/news/justice-navrang-lal-tibrewal-passed-away |title=Justice Navrang Lal Tibrewal Passed Away |publisher=The Law Advice |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

He was elected Chairman of the [[Bar Council of Rajasthan]] in 1982. On 20 July 1990, he was appointed as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court. Following the retirement of Justice M. P. Singh in April 1998, Tibrewal was appointed acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.<ref name="rajbhawan1" />

On 25 May 1998, he took charge as the acting [[Governor of Rajasthan]], a position he held until 16 January 1999. His tenure included oversight of administrative functions during a transitional political period.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors.html |title=Former Governors |website=Raj Bhavan Rajasthan |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/list-of-former-governors-of-rajasthan/ |title=List of Former Governors of Rajasthan |website=Adda247 |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

==Death== Tibrewal died on 8 January 2024 at the age of 86. His funeral was held in his ancestral village. The Vice President of India, [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]], expressed condolences, describing him as a figure who upheld "professional ethics and dignity" in public life.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/emplified-professional-ethics-dignity-vp-dhankhar-expresses-grief-over-demise-of-former-justice-navrang-lal-tibrewal20240108223920/ |title=Exemplified professional ethics, dignity: VP Dhankhar expresses grief over demise of former Justice Navrang Lal Tibrewal |publisher=ANI News |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.patrika.com/jhunjhunu-news/navrang-lal-tibrewal-8673280 |title=पूर्व कार्यवाहक राज्यपाल जस्टिस नवरंग लाल टिबरेवाल का निधन, पैतृक गांव में हुआ अंतिम संस्कार |language=hi |publisher=Patrika |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/formergovernors/shnltibrewal.html Official profile – Raj Bhavan Rajasthan]

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