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| predecessor = [[Koka Subba Rao|K. Subba Rao]]
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| successor = [[Mohammad Hidayatullah|M. Hidayatullah]]
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'''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]].
'''Kailas Nath Wanchoo''' (25 February 1903 – 14 August 1988) was the tenth [[Chief Justice of India]].
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==Official positions ==


He was born in [[Allahabad]] into a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] family and was educated on primary at Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh and middle 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]].
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*Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan.1951

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*Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58
==Career==
In April 1967, he was sworn in as a [[Chief Justice of India]] following the retirement of [[Koka Subba Rao]] from the position on announcing his presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Chief Justice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-indias-chief-justice/148746448/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 April 1967 |page=22}}</ref>

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Wanchoo authored 355 judgments and sat on 1,286 benches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=K.N. Wanchoo |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/kailas-nath-wanchoo/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Official positions==
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*Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan. 1951
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*Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58(Longest time period as chief justice in Rajasthan HC)
*[[Uttar Pradesh]] Judicial Reforms Committee Chairman, 1950–51
*[[Uttar Pradesh]] Judicial Reforms Committee Chairman, 1950–51
*Indore Firing Inquiry Commission Sole Member, 1954
*Indore Firing Inquiry Commission Sole Member, 1954
*Dholpur Succession Case Commission Chairman, 1955
*Dholpur Succession Case Commission Chairman, 1955
*[[Law Commission]] Member, 1955.
*[[Law Commission]] Member, 1955.
*[[Chief Justice of India]] on 12.04.1967. Retired on 24.02.1968.
*[[Chief Justice of India]] on 12 April 1967. Retired 24 February 1968.

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*[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/knwanchoo.htm Supreme Court of India profile]


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Latest revision as of 07:58, 30 September 2024

Kailas Wanchoo
10th Chief Justice of India
In office
12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968
Appointed bySarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded byK. Subba Rao
Succeeded byM. Hidayatullah
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
11 August 1958 – 11 April 1967
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office
2 January 1951 – 10 August 1958
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office
17 February 1947 – 1 January 1951
Personal details
Born(1903-02-25)25 February 1903
Died14 August 1988 (aged 85)

Kailas Nath Wanchoo (25 February 1903 – 14 August 1988) was the tenth Chief Justice of India.

He was born in Allahabad into a Kashmiri Pandit family and was educated on primary at Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh and middle 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.

Career

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In April 1967, he was sworn in as a Chief Justice of India following the retirement of Koka Subba Rao from the position on announcing his presidential campaign.[1]

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Wanchoo authored 355 judgments and sat on 1,286 benches.[2]

Official positions

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  • Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan. 1951
  • Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58(Longest time period as chief justice in Rajasthan HC)
  • 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 April 1967. Retired 24 February 1968.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of India
12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968 		Succeeded by



References

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  1. ^ "India's Chief Justice". The Guardian. 25 April 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "K.N. Wanchoo". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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