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Mohammad Hidayatullah (pronunciation ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992) was the 11th Chief Justice of India serving from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth vice president of India, serving from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984.
A man of many firsts in India’s legal history, Hidayatullah J bears the unique distinction of being the only Indian citizen in independent India to have held the positions of Chief Justice of India, Vice President of India, and acting President of India.
Mohammad Hidayatullah, who was appointed as the 11th Chief Justice of India, was born on December 17,1905, Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now Uttar Pradesh) into a well known family.
The Hon’ble Mr. Mohammad Hidayatullah, B.A. (Nagpur) : M.A. (Cantab); Barrister-at-Law, O.B.E.(1946) : Judge, Supreme Court from Dec. 1, 1958.b. Dec. 17,1905; Educ. : Govt. High School, Raipur (1922) ; Phillip’s Scholar, Morris College, Nagpur (1926) ; B.A. 2nd order of merit Malak Gold Medalist, Trinity College, Cambridge (1927-30 ...
Vice President of India is the second highest constitutional office in India and has been held by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu since 11 August 2017. The Vice President is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
Mohammad Hidayatullah was born on 17th December 1905, he was the first Muslim Chief Justice of India. It would be more appropriate to call Mohammad Hidayatullah the first acting president of India, as he was not as elected president according to India’s constitutional system.
Hidayatullah was the 11th Chief Justice of India from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth Vice President of India from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984. He was the Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982.
One of the most reputed figures in the history of the Indian judiciary, Mohammad Hidayatullah is a man of refined virtues and excellence. Let us have a look into the life of this legal luminary who was the 11th Chief Justice of India
Sep 29, 1992 · Mohammed Hidayatullah, lawyer, died Bombay 18 September, aged 86. Chief Justice of India 1968-70. Twice served as Acting President of India, in 1969 and 1982, and was elected...
Mohammed Hidayatullah. Arnold-Heinemann, 1980 - Chief justices - 304 pages. Autobiography of the Vice-President of India.
