Kailas Nath Wanchoo
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Hon'ble Justice K. N. Wanchoo | |
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10th Chief Justice of India | |
Nominated by | Collegium of judges headed by CJI R M Lodha |
Appointed by | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Preceded by | K. Subba Rao |
Succeeded by | M. Hidayatullah |
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | February 25, 1903 |
Kailas Nath Wanchoo 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 December 1, 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.