Mohammad Hidayatullah

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Muhammad Hidayatullah (17 December 1905 - 18 September 1992) was the the first Muslim Chief Justice of India. He served as the Acting President of India on two occasions and was also the Vice-President of India for one complete term.

Contents 1 Early life and education [1] [2] 2 Professional life [1] [2] 3 Other engagements [1] [2] 4 Other facts about M. Hidayatullah 5 Notes 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Early life and education ^{[1] [2]}

• Finished Did primary education from Government High School, Raipur in 1922.
• Was nominated as the Phillip's Scholar in the Morris College, Nagpur in 1926.
• Admitted to B.A. at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1927. Secured 2nd order of merit and was awarded Gold Medal for his performance in 1930.
• Elected and served as the President of the Indian Majlis at Cambridge in 1929.
• Pursued English and Law Tripos from the Lincoln's Inn.
• Secured place of Barrister-at-Law in 1930.

[edit] Professional life ^{[1] [2]}

• Practiced as Advocate at the Nagpur High Court from 1930 to 1946.
• Served as Government Pleader between 1942 and 1943.
• Served as the Advocate General of Central Provinces and Berar (now Uttar Pradesh) from 1943 to 1946.
• Conferred with Order of British Empire in 1946.
• Served as Judge of Nagpur High Court from 1946 to 1954.
• Elevated as the Chief Justice of the Nagpur High Court in 1954. Served till 1956.
• Appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956. Served till November 28, 1956.
• Elevated as Judge to the Supreme Court of India on December 1, 1958.
• Took oath as the Chief Justice of India on February 28, 1968.
• Retired on December 16, 1970.

[edit] Other engagements ^{[1] [2]}

• Served as Member of the Nagpur Municipal Committee from 1931 to 1933.
• Served as Member of the Nagpur University's Executive and Academic Councils between 1934 to 1953.
• Taught at the University College of Law from 1935 to 1943.
• Served as Member of the Nagpur Improvement Trust from 1943 to 1945.
• Was the Member of the Nagpur Bar Council between 1943 to 1946.
• Served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Nagpur University between 1949 to 1953.
• Served as the Chief Commissioner of the Madhya Pradesh Bharat Scouts and Guides between 1950 and 1953.
• Was a Member at the Faculty of Law at (1) Sagar University, (2) Court Vikram University, and (3) Aligarh Muslim University in 1950s.
• Served as Acting President of India in 1969 being ex officio Chief Justice of India.
• Elected as the Vice President of India in August 1979. Served till 1984.
• Served as Acting President of India in 1982 as ex officio Vice President of India.

[edit] Other facts about M. Hidayatullah

• Justice Hidayatullah was the first Muslim Chief Justice of India.
• Justice Hidayatullah was the first person to have served all the three offices of the Chief Justice of India, President of India and the Vice President of India.
• Justice Hidayatullah was the first Indian to have successfully completed a tripos degree.
• In his memory, the Hidayatullah National Law University was established in 2003 in his home state (now) Chattisgarh in Raipur.

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Chief Justice of India
• President of India
• Hidayatullah National Law University

[edit] External links

• J. Hidayatullah's profile at Maps Of India
• An article in the memory of J. Hidayatullah
• Gallery of Former Presidents of India

Preceded by Varahagiri Venkata Giri

President of India July 20, 1969 - August 24, 1969

Succeeded by Varahagiri Venkata Giri

v • d • e Presidents of India Rajendra Prasad • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan • Zakir Hussain • V. V. Giri • Muhammad Hidayat Ullah • V. V. Giri • Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed • Basappa Danappa Jatti • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy • Zail Singh • R. Venkataraman • Shankar Dayal Sharma • K. R. Narayanan • Abdul Kalam • Pratibha Patil