What is Rajinder Sachar?
{{Infobox person | name = Rajindar Sachar | image = Rajinder Sachar.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|12|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lahore]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|4|20|1923|12|22|df=y}} | death_place = [[New Delhi]], India | nationality = Indian | other_names = | known_for = Civil rights activity | occupation = Lawyer, Judge }} '''Rajindar Sachar''' (22 December 1923 – 20 April 2018) was a [[Pakistan]]i-born [[India]]n lawyer and political activist. He served as [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Delhi High Court]] in 1985. He was a member of the [[United Nations]] [[Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights]]. He has served as a counsel for the [[People's Union for Civil Liberties]]. On 16 August 2011 Sachar was arrested in New Delhi during protests over the detention of [[Anna Hazare]] and his supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/justice-sachar-detained-at-anna-fast-venue/20110816.htm |title=Justice Sachar detained at Anna fast venue |work=Rediff.com India News |date=16 August 2011 |first=Prasanna D |last=Zore |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> Sachar died in New Delhi on 20 April 2018 of [[pneumonia]] at the age of 94.<ref>[https://www.timesofindia.com/india/former-delhi-high-court-chief-justice-rajinder-sachar-passes-away/articleshow/63841553.cms Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sachar, Rajinder}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Indian political writers]] [[Category:Indian judges]] [[Category:People from New Delhi]] {{bio-stub}}