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Kailas Nath Wanchoo

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Preceded by
  
K. Subba Rao

Name
  
Kailas Wanchoo


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Appointed by
  
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Preceded by
  
Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting)

Born
  
25 February 1903 (
1903-02-25
)

Education
  
University Of Allahabad

Succeeded by
  
Mohammad Hidayatullah

Kailas Nath Wanchoo (25 February 1903 – 1988) was the tenth Chief Justice of India. He was born in Allahabad and was educated at Pandit Pirthi Nath High School, Kanpur, Muir Central College, Allahabad and Wadham College, Oxford. He joined the Indian Civil Service as Joint Magistrate on 1 December 1926 in Uttar Pradesh.

Official positions

  • Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan.1951
  • Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58
  • Uttar Pradesh Judicial Reforms Committee Chairman, 1950–51
  • Indore Firing Inquiry Commission Sole Member, 1954
  • Dholpur Succession Case Commission Chairman, 1955
  • Law Commission Member, 1955.
  • Chief Justice of India on 12.04.1967. Retired on 24.02.1968.

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