Name Shanti Dhavan | Died 1978 | |
Shanti Swaroop Dhavan (1905–1978) was a jurist, diplomat and Governor of West Bengal.
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Life and career
Dhawan was born on 2 July 1905 to Rai Bahadur Bali Ram Dhavan and hailed from Dera Ismail Khan, in Punjab, Pakistan. He was educated at the Forman Christian College, Lahore and in law at the Middle Temple, Inns of Court, London. He served as a lecturer in law at the Allahabad University from 1940 to 1954. Dhavan then served as a judge of the Allahabad High Court from 28 June 1958 to 2 July 1967 and was appointed a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India. Dhavan was then appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom for 1968-'69.
He had two sons Ravi Dhavan who was Judge of the High Courts of Allahabad and Patna, and Rajeev Dhavan who js a famous Senior Advocage practicing in Supreme Court of India.
Gubernatorial Tenure
He was Governor of West Bengal from 19 September 1969 to 21 August 1971. Dhavan's gubernatorial tenure was marked by the imposition of two stints of President's rule following the fall of the United Front government of Ajoy Mukherjee and the collapse of his third ministry in 1971.