Key facts
- Born
- 23 December 1889, Kangra district
- Died
- 1967
- State of birth
- Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
- Sector
- Law & judiciary
- Profession
- 3rd Chief Justice of India
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Mehr Chand Mahajan 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.
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Timeline
- 1889Born in Kangra district
- 1947Becomes Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- 1954Becomes Chief Justice of India
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5