Janki Nath Wazir | |
|---|---|
| 7th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1948 – 2 December 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Hari Singh |
| Preceded by | Sarat Kumar Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali |
| Judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 1937 – 2 March 1948 | |
| Appointed by | Hari Singh |
| 2nd Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir | |
| In office 1949–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Qazi Masood Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Srinagar |
| Died | not known |
Janki Nath Wazir (born 1905[1]), commonly known as J. N. Wazir, was an Indian jurist who served as the 2nd vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir from 1949 to 1957,[2] the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court from 1948 to 1967, and the acting governor of Jammu and Kashmir from March 1967 to May 1967.[3] He also served as the first chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (ATFP) from 3 January 1977 to 2 January 1978.[4]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Wazir was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[5] He was appointed as puisne judge in Jammu & Kashmir High Court in 1937[6] and was elevated as chief justice in 1948.
Wazir was appointed as chief justice after the Jammu and Kashmir princely state was accessed to India in 1947.[7]
On 17 November 1952, Karan Singh was sworn in as the first sadr-i-riyasat (president) of princely state Jammu and Kashmir. The oath-taking, administered by Wazir as chief justice, formerly ended the Dogra rule in the region, which had begun with the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Wazir Janki Nath Memorial Hr. Sec. School". sites.google.com. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Banday, Asim. "University of Kashmir". University of Kashmir. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ "Raj Bhavan, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". Raj Bhavan, Government of Jammu & Kashmir. 15 May 1967. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ "Appellate Tribunal". Appellate Tribunal. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ Ahmad, Khalid Bashir (1 September 2020). "Gupkar, The Name Behind a Declaration". Kashmir Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ "Jankinath Wazir". The Nehru Archive. 15 February 1953. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Justice Magrey to be new Chief Justice of J&K, Ladakh". Greater Kashmir. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ Rasgotra, Sahil (22 December 2022). "1952. Dogra scion Karan Singh swears-in as Sadar-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir". The Dispatch. Retrieved 7 December 2024.