Justice Kan Singh Parihar ( hi, न्यायमूर्ति कान सिंह परिहार; 30 August 1913 – 28 October 2011) was a Judge of

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and

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Early life and education

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was born on 30 August 1913 on

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in Soorsagar,

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, Rajasthan, India. When he was six years old his father Shri Chhog Singh Ji

died in 1919 and he was raised by his mother Smt. Murali Devi ji. Parihar had his primary education in Soorsagar. In year 1928 he joined Darbar High School. He completed his BA from Jaswant College, Jodhpur in 1933. In 1936 he received his law (

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) degree from

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and obtained first division.

Professional life

In year 1936, he joined the bar at

and joined a law practice with Sardar Shri Amolak Singh, a senior

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. At the age of 23 he was the first lawyer from the all Kisan community of

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. In early 1938 he established his legal practice in

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, Rajasthan. After practising successfully at Nagaur for seven years, he joined

State Judicial Service in 1944 as Hakim (Judge). Subsequently, he was appointed as

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Remembrancer in the Marwar State's Law Department at Jodhpur. While working on this position he drafted Marwar Tenancy Act. 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act. 1949. The Acts declared all tenants in cultivatory possession as Khatedars (Land owners). Hon'ble Mr

In the newly created State of Rajasthan

was appointed as a Legal Remembrancer in the Law Department of Rajasthan. In 1953 he was appointed Government Advocate at

. He was later designated a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He was elected unanimously president of Rajasthan Advocates Bar Association in 1962. In August 1964, he was elevated to the bench of the

where he served as justice for 11 years until his retirement in August 1975. After his retirement,

was offered the

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of National

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. He was also offered

of Monopolies Trade Commission at New Delhi by the

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. In 1977 he was appointed Chairman of Emergency Excesses Inquiry Commission (The Kan Singh Commission) by the

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Government and again in 1979 he was appointed

(now

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Public life

After retirement,

worked with various social, educational and religious institutions in Jodhpur. Parihar has been patron and president of many organisations such as

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of Jodhpur West (He was founder president of

1967), Jodhana (Citizen's Council of Jodhpur), Veer Durga Das Samiti, Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan, Mental Hospital Jodhpur. He has also been associated with Than Chand Mehta Trust, Jagdish Singh Gehlot Research Institute, Gita Bhawan Jodhpur (He was president of Gita Bhawan for 17 years from 1975 to 1992), Vishva Sanskrit Pratisthan,

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Temple at Umaid Park and Shiksha Prachar Sangh. Hon'ble Mr

In August 1989, the

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organised a grand felicitation function to honour

for his lifelong achievements and exemplary services to the society. The function was presided over by

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. Dr.

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, former high commissioner to the United Kingdom and a jurist, was the chief guest. Parihar was bestowed with a title of "Vidhi Ratnaker" (The Jewel of Law) and a

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was

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in his honour. He was very fluent in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marwari and some other languages, but he was always advocating for Marwari (Rajasthani) language since 1950.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090204172331/http://www.justicekansingh.org/ * http://hcraj.nic.in/formerjphoto.htm * http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/government-politics/judiciary.html * http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/articles/72v2a6.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Parihar, Kan Singh 1913 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Indian judges 20th-century Indian lawyers Rajasthani people Rajasthani politicians People from Jodhpur Judges of the Rajasthan High Court