Kailas Nath Wanchoo
Kailas Nath Wanchoo (25 February 1903 – 14 August 1988) was the tenth Chief Justice of India.
Kailas Wanchoo | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968 | |
| Appointed by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Preceded by | K. Subba Rao |
| Succeeded by | M. Hidayatullah |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 11 August 1958 – 11 April 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office 2 January 1951 – 10 August 1958 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Judge of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 17 February 1947 – 1 January 1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1903 |
| Died | 14 August 1988 (aged 85) |
He was born in Allahabad into a Kashmiri Pandit family and was educated on primary at Nowgong, Madhya Pradesh and middle 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 1 December 1926 in Uttar Pradesh.
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