| Name(s) |
MOHAMMAD
HIDAYATULLAH |
| Date of
Birth |
December 17, 1905 |
| Date of
Death |
September 18, 1992 |
|
Identity |
11th Chief Justice
of India and 6th Vice-President of India |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- July 19, 1930: He enrolled as an
advocate of the High Court of Central Provinces and Berar at
Nagpur on this day.
- December 12, 1942: He
was appointed Government Pleader in the High Court at
Nagpur.
- August 02, 1943: He became
the Advocate General of Central Provinces and Berar (now
Madhya Pradesh) and continued to hold the said post till he
was appointed as an Additional Judge of that High Court in
1946. He had the distinction of being the
youngest Advocate General of an Indian state,
Madhya Pradesh.
- June 24, 1946: He was
appointed as Additional Judge of that High Court of Central
Provinces and Berar.
- September 13, 1946: He was
appointed as permanent judge of said High Court where he
served until being elevated to Chief Justice of the Nagpur
High Court in 1954.
- December 03, 1954: He became the
youngest Chief Justice of a High Court.
- November 1956: He was then
appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- December 01, 1958: He was
elevated as a justice to the Supreme Court of India. In his
time he was the youngest judge of the Supreme
Court of India.
- February 28, 1968: Took
over as the 11th Chief Justice of India. First
Muslim Chief Justice of India.
- July 20, 1969: Took over as
Acting President of India.
- August 24, 1969: Retired as
Acting President of India.
- December 16, 1970: Retired
as the 11th Chief Justice of India.
- August 31, 1979: Took over as
Vice-President of India.
- October 06, 1982: Took over
as Acting President of India, for the second time.
- October 31, 1982:
Relinquished his office of the Acting President of India.
- August 30, 1984: Retired as
the Vice-President of India.
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Other Events &
Developments |
He is regarded as an
eminent jurist, scholar, educationist, author and linguist. |
|
Awards & Accolades |
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1946
- Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Sash, 1970
- Medallion and Plaque of Merit Philconsa, Manila, 1970
- Knight of Mark Twain, 1971
- ...... and many others.
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