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Chunilal Bhagwandas Madan QC (born Chunilal Bhagwandas Bhusri; 11 November 1912 – 22 September 1989) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya.^[1] He served between 1985–1986 and was succeeded by Justice Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller.

Biography

Madan was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1912. He studied at the Government Indian School before moving to London and enrolling at the Middle Temple. He was called to the Bar in London in 1935 and on his return to Kenya he was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 1936.^[2]

He adopted the surname Madan in lieu of Bhusri in 1937.^[3] He was elected to the Nairobi Town Council between 1937 and 1948 and the Legislative Council between 1948 and 1961.^[4] In 1955, Madan was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Commerce and Industry and the following year he became Asian Minister without portfolio.^[5] He was elected Chair of the Law Society of Kenya first in 1957 and again in 1960.

In 1957, he was made Queen's Counsel. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Kenya as a puisne judge in 1961, becoming the first permanent Asian judge in Kenya.^[6] In 1977, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal, later becoming its Presiding judge. In 1985, he succeeded Alfred Simpson as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He remained in the role until 1986 when he retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.^[7] He died in Nairobi in 1989.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Judiciary - About us". Judiciary.go.ke. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
^ Kenya Gazette - 30 Mar 1937 - Page 447
^ Who's who in East Africa, Marco Surveys, 1967, p.85
^ East Africa and Rhodesia, Volume 33, Africana., 1957, p.1743
^ Robert G. Gregory, Quest for Equality: Asian Politics in East Africa, 1900-1967, Orient Blackswan, 1993, p.75
^ Charles Hornsby, Kenya: A History Since Independence, I.B.Tauris, 30 Apr 2013, p.407

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Judiciary - About us". Judiciary.go.ke. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

[3] Kenya Gazette - 30 Mar 1937 - Page 447

[4] Who's who in East Africa, Marco Surveys, 1967, p.85

[5] East Africa and Rhodesia, Volume 33, Africana., 1957, p.1743

[6] Robert G. Gregory, Quest for Equality: Asian Politics in East Africa, 1900-1967, Orient Blackswan, 1993, p.75

[7] Charles Hornsby, Kenya: A History Since Independence, I.B.Tauris, 30 Apr 2013, p.407

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-'''Chunilal Bhagwandas  Madan''' <small>[[Queen's Counsel|QC]]</small> (born '''Chunilal Bhagwandas  Bhusri''': 11 November 1912 - 22 September 1989) is a former [[Chief Justice of Kenya]].<ref>http://www.judiciary.go.ke/portal/assets/downloads/reports/The%20history%20of%20Kenya%20Judiciary.pdf</ref> He served between 1985-1986 and was succeeded by Justice [[Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller]].
+'''Chunilal Bhagwandas  Madan''' <small>[[Queen's Counsel|QC]]</small> (born '''Chunilal Bhagwandas  Bhusri'''; 11 November 1912 – 22 September 1989) was a [[Chief Justice of Kenya|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.judiciary.go.ke/portal/assets/downloads/reports/The%20history%20of%20Kenya%20Judiciary.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041616/http://www.judiciary.go.ke/portal/assets/downloads/reports/The%20history%20of%20Kenya%20Judiciary.pdf |archive-date=2014-11-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served between 1985–1986 and was succeeded by Justice [[Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller]].
 ==Biography==
-Bhusri was born in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] in 1912. He studied at the [[Jamhuri High School|Government Indian School]] before moving to [[London]] and enrolling at the [[Middle Temple]]. He was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] in London in 1935 and on his return to Kenya he was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.go.ke/judiciary/about-us/our-history/|title=Judiciary - About us|website=Judiciary.go.ke}}</ref>
+Madan was born in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] in 1912. He studied at the [[Jamhuri High School|Government Indian School]] before moving to [[London]] and enrolling at the [[Middle Temple]]. He was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] in London in 1935 and on his return to Kenya he was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.go.ke/judiciary/about-us/our-history/|title=Judiciary - About us|website=Judiciary.go.ke|access-date=2017-08-09|archive-date=2018-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206210555/http://www.judiciary.go.ke/judiciary/about-us/our-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-He adopted the surname Madan in lieu of Bhusri in 1937.<ref>Kenya Gazette - 30 Mar 1937 - Page 447</ref> He was elected to the [[Nairobi City Council|Nairobi Town Council]] between 1937 to 1948 and the [[Legislative Council of Kenya|Legislative Council]] between 1948 and 1961.<ref>Who's who in East Africa, Marco Surveys, 1967, p.85</ref> In 1955 Madan was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Commerce and Industry and the following year he became Asian Minister without portfolio.<ref>East Africa and Rhodesia, Volume 33, Africana., 1957, p.1743</ref> He was elected Chair of the [[Law Society of Kenya]] first in 1957 and again in 1960.
+He adopted the surname Madan in lieu of Bhusri in 1937.<ref>Kenya Gazette - 30 Mar 1937 - Page 447</ref> He was elected to the [[Nairobi City Council|Nairobi Town Council]] between 1937 and 1948 and the [[Legislative Council of Kenya|Legislative Council]] between 1948 and 1961.<ref>Who's who in East Africa, Marco Surveys, 1967, p.85</ref> In 1955, Madan was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Commerce and Industry and the following year he became Asian Minister without portfolio.<ref>East Africa and Rhodesia, Volume 33, Africana., 1957, p.1743</ref> He was elected Chair of the [[Law Society of Kenya]] first in 1957 and again in 1960.
-In 1957 he was made [[Queen's Counsel]]. He was appointed to the Supreme Court as a [[puisne judge]] in 1961 becoming the first permanent Asian judge in Kenya.<ref>Robert G. Gregory, Quest for Equality: Asian Politics in East Africa, 1900-1967, Orient Blackswan, 1993,p.75 </ref> In 1977, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal, later becoming its Presiding judge. In 1985 he succeeded Alfred Simpson as Chief Justice of Kenya. He remained in the role until 1986 when he retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.<ref>Charles Hornsby, Kenya: A History Since Independence, I.B.Tauris, 30 Apr 2013, p.407</ref> He passed away in Kenya in 1989. His most notable relative is grandson, Sanjay Dhall MD, a well known American neurosurgeon and spinal cord injury expert at the University of California- San Francisco. <ref>http://neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/index.php/about_us_faculty_dhall.html</ref>
+In 1957, he was made [[Queen's Counsel]]. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Kenya as a [[puisne judge]] in 1961, becoming the first permanent Asian judge in Kenya.<ref>Robert G. Gregory, Quest for Equality: Asian Politics in East Africa, 1900-1967, Orient Blackswan, 1993, p.75</ref> In 1977, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal, later becoming its Presiding judge. In 1985, he succeeded Alfred Simpson as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He remained in the role until 1986 when he retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.<ref>Charles Hornsby, Kenya: A History Since Independence, I.B.Tauris, 30 Apr 2013, p.407</ref> He died in Nairobi in 1989.
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+[[Category:Chief justices of Kenya]]
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+[[Category:20th-century King's Counsel]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Jamhuri High School]]
+[[Category:People from Nairobi]]
+[[Category:Kenyan expatriates in the United Kingdom]]
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