Kailas Nath Wanchoo (25 February 1903 – 1988) was the tenth Chief Justice of India. He was born in Allahabad into a

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family and was educated on primary at Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh and middle at Pandit Pirthi Nath High School, Kanpur,

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, Allahabad and

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. He joined the

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as Joint Magistrate on 1 December 1926 in

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Official positions

*Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan. 1951 *Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58 *

Judicial Reforms Committee Chairman, 1950–51 *Indore Firing Inquiry Commission Sole Member, 1954 *Dholpur Succession Case Commission Chairman, 1955 *

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Member, 1955. * Chief Justice of India on 12 April 1967. Retired on 24 February 1968.

References

Supreme Court of India profile
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