Justice P N Bhagwati cremated

Former Chief Justice of India P N Bhagwati, who died on Thursday, was today cremated here.

The cremation took place at the the Lodhi Road Electric crematorium and was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union minister Arun Jaitely and senior advocate Soli Sorabjee among others.

Former Chief Justice of India A S Anand and sitting Supreme Court judge S K Kaul were also present.

Senior advocate and Supreme Court Bar Association President R S Suri paid floral tributes to departed soul on behalf of the lawyers' body.

Bhagwati, who died at the age of 95 after brief illness, is survived by his wife Prabhavati Bhagwati and and three daughters.