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Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court at Shimla after…

Justice "Ram Lal" (Diwan Ram Lall) was the first Chief Justice of the High Court at Shimla after Independence, serving from 15 August 1947 to 18 January 1949 (when the…

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Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court at Shimla after independence?

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Justice "Ram Lal" (Diwan Ram Lall) was the first Chief Justice of the High Court at Shimla after Independence, serving from 15 August 1947 to 18 January 1949 (when the court, established under the High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947, was initially styled the East Punjab High Court). He was succeeded by Justice S. R. Das (1949–1950), Justice Eric Weston (1950–1952, during whose tenure the court was renamed the Punjab High Court on 26 January 1950 before moving to Chandigarh in 1955), and later Justice G. D. Khosla (1959–1961).

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