Harilal Jekisundas Kania
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Harilal Jekisundas Kania was an Indian jurist who became the first Chief Justice of independent India’s Supreme Court.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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Indian jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Rajendra Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government Law College, Bombay
NERFINISHED
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Samaldas College, Bhavnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | Chief Justice of India:1951-11-06 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century Indian judiciary ⓘ |
| familyName | Kania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| fullName | Harilal Jekisundas Kania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Harilal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Madhukar Hiralal Kania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ |
| legalTraining | Government Law College, Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bombay Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Chief Justice of independent India’s Supreme Court
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heading the Supreme Court of India at its inception ⓘ |
| notableWork | early Supreme Court of India constitutional decisions ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bombay Presidency
NERFINISHED
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British India ⓘ Surat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Calcutta
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India ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of India
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Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India ⓘ Judge of the Bombay High Court ⓘ Judge of the Federal Court of India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Patrick Spens as head of the Federal Court of India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Jivibai Kania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | Chief Justice of India:1950-01-26 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | M. Patanjali Sastri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swornInOn | 1950-01-26 ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Bombay High Court
NERFINISHED
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Federal Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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