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	Koka Subba Rao
Succeeded by	M. Hidayatullah
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office 11 August 1958 – 11 April 1967
Nominated by	Sudhi Ranjan Das
Appointed by	Rajendra Prasad
2nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office 2 January 1951 – 10 August 1958
Nominated by	H. J. Kania
Appointed by	Rajendra Prasad
Preceded by	Kamalkanta Verma
Succeeded by	Sarju Prasad
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office 17 February 1947 – 1 January 1951
Personal details
Born	(1903-02-25)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.

Career

In April 1967, he was sworn in as a Chief Justice of India following the retirement of Koka Subba Rao from the position on announcing his presidential campaign.^[1]

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Wanchoo authored 355 judgments and sat on 1,286 benches.^[2]

By being Chief Justice of India, he administered oath of office to 3rd President of India Zakir Husain.

Official positions

• Allahabad High Court Judge, Feb. 1947-Jan. 1951
• Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice 1951-58(Longest time period as chief justice in Rajasthan HC)
• Uttar Pradesh Judicial Reforms Committee Chairman, 1950–51
• Indore Firing Inquiry Commission Sole Member, 1954
• Dholpur Succession Case Commission Chairman, 1955
• Law Commission Member, 1955.
• Chief Justice of India on 12 April 1967. Retired 24 February 1968.

Legal offices
Preceded by Koka Subba Rao	Chief Justice of India 12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968	Succeeded by Mohammad Hidayatullah