Madhukar Hiralal "M. H." Kania (18 November 1927 – 1 February 2016) was an Indian judge who became the 23rd

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, serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992. He was born in

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. His uncle was Sir

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, the first Chief Justice of India. Kania was educated at Fellowship School, St. Xavier's High School,

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and the Government Law College, Mumbai. He enrolled as an Advocate on 1 November 1949 at Bombay High Court. He practiced mainly in civil suits and commercial matters in the High Court and the Bombay City Civil Court, Bombay. He also appeared for the state of

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in civil suits in the Bombay City Civil Court. He was Assistant Government Pleader for the State of

in the Bombay City Civil Court from 5 December 1964 to 15 January 1967. He was government pleader for the State of

in the Bombay City Civil Court from 16 January 1967 to 3 November 1969. He was appointed Additional Judge of the

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with effect from 14 November 1969. He was appointed a permanent Judge of

on 2 November 1971. In June 1986 he was appointed Chief Justice of the

. In May 1987, he was appointed a Judge of the

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, and became the

in December 1991.

External links

Biography
scobserver.in. Accessed 16 April 2024.
Obituary
timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Accessed 16 April 2024.

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