Kanwar Sir Dalip Singh Of Kapurthala was born at Kapurthala Palace, Badshah Bagh, Lucknow on 2nd June 1885. He was done there study from Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA), and Lincoln’s Inn, London. Barr-at-Law in private practice at the Lahore High Court 1912-1926, Sec Punjab Legislative Assembly 1921-1922, Assist Legal Remembrancer Punjab 1922-1924, Advocate-Gen Punjab 1924-1925, Additional Judge Lahore 1926-1930, Puisne Judge Lahore High Court 1930-1943, Presiding Officer of the Judicial Committee and Judicial Adviser for the Mandi, Suket and Shimla Hill States 1943-1946, Chair UN Committee on the Progressive Development of International Law and its Codification 1946-1947, Legal & Treaties Advisor at the Ministry of External Affairs 1947, Agent-Gen for the GOI in Kashmir 1947. Trustee of “The Tribune” newspaper 1948-1963. Chair Forman Christian College Board of Directors, and Punjab Public Library. President Punjab Lawn Tennis Assoc (PLTA) 1932. Vice-President All-India Lawn Tennis Assoc. Sec Association of Commonwealth University (Lahore). Fellow Punjab Library Assoc. Mbr Punjab Public Library Committee, etc.
Kanwar Sir Dalip Singh Of Kapurthala was received many medals like knighted in 23.2.1943, Silver Jubilee in 1935, Coronin 1937, and Indian Independence in 1948. He was Married to Kanwarani Reva, Lady Dalip Singh, KIH silver medal (20.11.1935) (born at Calcutta, Bengal, 27th December 1904; died at Chandigarh, 24th September 1981) She was daughter of Babu Satish Chandra Gupta, CIE, sometime Sec of the Central Legislative Assembly, New Delhi, by his wife, SrimathiPriyabala, daughter of BabuKedarNath Roy ChattopadhyaBahadur, MA, LLB, of Raghunathpur, Dacca, sometime District and Sessions Judge, Bengal. He was died at Lahore, Punjab, 13th January 1971,