Mehr Chand Mahajan
Mehr Chand Mahajan | |
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Mahajan in 1950 | |
| 3rd Chief Justice of India | |
| In office 4 January 1954 – 22 December 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Preceded by | M. Patanjali Sastri |
| Succeeded by | Bijan Kumar Mukherjea |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 28 January 1950 – 3 January 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Judge of Federal Court of India | |
| In office 4 October 1948 – 27 January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 15 October 1947 – 5 March 1948 | |
| Monarch | Hari Singh |
| Preceded by | Janak Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Judge of Punjab High Court | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 3 October 1948 | |
| Appointed by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Judge of Lahore High Court | |
| In office 27 September 1943 – 14 August 1947 | |
| Appointed by | George VI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1889 |
| Died | 11 December 1967 (aged 77) |
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Mehr Chand Mahajan (23 December 1889 – 11 December 1967) was an Indian jurist and politician who was the third chief justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the prime minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh and played a key role in the accession of the state to India. He was the Indian National Congress nominee on the Radcliffe Commission that defined the boundaries of India and Pakistan.
Mahajan made his name as an accomplished lawyer, a respected judge, and an influential politician. As a judge he was incisive and forthright and had many leading judgements to his credit.