H. R. Bhardwaj is holding the position of Karnataka's Governor since 25th June, 2009. The tenure of Mr. Bhardwaj's present governorship is 2 years and 2 months.

Political party of Mr. Bhardwaj

Bhardwaj belongs to the Indian National Congress (I. N. C.).

When was Hans Raj Bhardwaj born?

H. R. Bhardwaj was born on 17th May, 1937 at the Garhi village under Sampla Post Office in the Rohtak district of Haryana.

Academic qualifications of Mr. Bhardwaj

Apart from possessing the Doctorate Degree of Laws, Hans Raj Bhardwaj is a post graduation degree holder in the field of Arts as well as a LL.B. He has been a student of the following institutions:

G. B. C. High School in Rohtak
B. M. College in Shimla
Agra University
Punjab University

Personal life of Mr. Bhardwaj's

Bhardwaj was born to Late Mr. Jagannath Prasad Sharma and Late Mrs. Sarti Devi. By profession, he was the senior lawyer of the Supreme Court of India. Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj married Mrs. Prafulata Bhardwaj on 29th February, 1960. They have got two daughters and a son. H. R. Bhardwaj loves to spend his leisure time by farming and gardening. He has even visited numerous national and international destinations. Bhardwaj's foreign tours include places like Algeria, Austria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Republic of South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom (U. K.) and United States of America (U. S. A.).

Career Mr. Bhardwaj's

Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj chose to build up his career in the field of law. The different posts held by him in his entire career are given below:

Positions held	Tenure
Public Prosecutor for Delhi's Administration in the High Court of Delhi	1972 to 1977
Senior Standing Counsel for Uttar Pradesh in India's Supreme Court	1980 to March, 1982
Senior Vice President of the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies in New Delhi	April, 1988 to 1990
Member of the Advisory Council of D. D. A. (Delhi Development Authority)	May, 2000 to 2004
Member of the Business Advisory Committee	30th May, 2002 to 2004

Has H. R. Bhardwaj participated in any other legal or social activities?

Besides holding the varied responsible positions, Mr. Bhardwaj participated in innumerable legal and social activities and programs related to legal aid and criminal justice. His various social activities include:

Took part in law seminars and conferences held at Bangkok, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and the Fletcher School of Diplomacy of the Boston (U.S.A.) based Tuffts University.
Attended the Edek Socialist Party of Cyprus's 4th Congress at Nicosia
Was present in conferences on International Law Association at Seoul and Warsaw in 1986 and 1988 respectively.
Participated in the conference of Commonwealth Law Ministers held at Mauritius, Malaysia and Ghana in the years 1994, 1996 and 2006 respectively.
Parliamentary Delegation Leader to the Korean Republic in 1989.
Honorary Chairman of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Member of the Delhi District Court's Bar Associations.
Member of the Bar Associations of the High Court of Delhi.
Bar Associations' member of the Indian Supreme Court.
Member of the Indian Bar Association.
Member of the of Asian Games' Committee for Legal Affairs in 1982.
Indo - U. S. A. Sub-Commission set up for Education and Culture during 1982 to 1984.
Law Asia's member.
Member of the Association for International Law.
U. I. A.'s (United International Advocates) member.

Political career of Mr. H. R. Bhardwaj

H. R. Bhardwaj's political career mainly started when he was elected in the Rajya Sabha Elections for the first time in the month of April in 1982. Post that Mr. H. R. Bhardwaj was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha repeatedly as well as held some responsible positions in the Indian politics. Detailed information regarding his political career can be gathered from the below mentioned table:

Positions held	Tenure
State Minister in the Law and Justice Ministry	31st December,1984 to November, 1989
Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha	April, 1988
State Minister (Independent charge) in the Planning and Program Implementation Ministry	21st June, 1991 to 2nd July, 1992
State Minister in the Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ministry	3rd July, 1992 to May, 1996
Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha	April, 1994
Member of the Privileges' Committee of the Rajya Sabha	1996 to 2004
Member of the Home Affairs Committee	1998 to February, 2004
Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha	April, 2000
Law and Justice Union Cabinet Minister	22nd May, 2004 to 28th May, 2009
Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha	20th March, 2006
Governor of Karnataka	25th June, 2009 to till date

Remarkable works of Bhardwaj as the Karnataka Governor

During the governorship of Karnataka, his rejection of the Lokayukta's resignation followed by his demand for the sacking of the Bellary brothers generated a nationwide debate during July, 2010. The rejection of the resignation fetched him much appreciation though.

Hans Raj Bhardwaj sanctioned the then Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's prosecution under Corruption Prevention Act on 21st January, 2011 owing to the numerous allegations about his association in land scams.

Mr. H. R. Bhardwaj decided not to sanction honorary doctorate degree to the famous Kannada writer and noted historian Mr. M. Chidananda Murthy by the University of Bangalore on 7th February, 2011. Later he approved the degree though.

H. R. Bhardwaj, as the Governor of Karnataka, suggested President's rule in the state in the month of May of 2011.

Books published by Bhardwaj

Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj published some books, which are treasure to Indian law. Those books are:

Crime, Criminal Justice and Human Rights
Law, Lawyers and Judges
Soul of India

Contact information of Karnataka's existing Governor

The existing residential contact details of Mr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj are provided below:

Raj Bhavan
Raj Bhavan Road
Bangalore - 560 001
Karnataka, India.
Tel.: + 91 - 80 - 22254102/ 3555
Fax: + 91 - 80 - 22258150
E-mail: rbblr@vsnl.com

The permanent residential address and the contact number of Mr. H. R. Bhardwaj is as follows:

Village: Garhi
P. O.: Sampla
District: Rohtak
Haryana, India.
Mob.: + 91 - 09868181043

Last Updated on 28 September 2011

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