Jaishanker Manilal Shelat
Jaishanker Manilal Shelat | |
|---|---|
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 24 February 1966 – 30 April 1973 | |
| Nominated by | P. B. Gajendragadkar |
| Appointed by | S. Radhakrishnan |
| 3rd Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 31 May 1963 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Nominated by | B. P. Sinha |
| Appointed by | S. Radhakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Kantilal Thakoredas Desai |
| Succeeded by | N. M. Miabhoy |
| Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 1 May 1960 – 30 May 1963 Acting CJ : 23 May 1963 - 30 May 1963 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Judge of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 6 January 1957 – 30 April 1960 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1908 |
| Died | 1 November 1985 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Historical Research, King's College London, Elphinstone College |
Jaishanker Manilal Shelat (16 July 1908 – 1 November 1985) was a judge of the Supreme Court of India from February 1966 to April 1973. Before that, he served as the third Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat from May 1963 till his elevation to the Supreme Court.[1][2]
Education
Shelat initially studied at Jubilee Institution in Umreth. He got his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English literature from Elphinstone College, Bombay. Later, he went to King's College and the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London where he submitted his thesis on "Criticism and defence of the constitution of the Senate of the United States of America during the campaign for ratification 1787-1789."[1][3]
Career
He joined the Bar at Inner Temple in 1933 and shifted to India soon after. Shelat became a Judge at the Bombay City Civil Court and an Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay in September 1948. He was appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court of Bombay in January 1957 and made a Permanent Judge of the court in November that year.[2]
Supersession and resignation
In April 1973, Shelat was the seniormost Supreme Court judge followed by A. N. Grover and K. S. Hegde who were superseded by Justice A. N. Ray in being named as the Chief Justice of India. This is partly attributed to their being on the side of the majority judgement in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala which went against the government of the day.[4] Both Hegde and Shelat resigned from the court at the end of that month while Grover did so a month later.
Works
- Akbar. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1964. pp. viii+396.
- Secularism, Principles and Application. Bombay: N. M. Tripathi Private Ltd. 1972. pp. xiv+144.
References
- ^ a b "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jaishanker Manilal Shelat". High Court of Gujarat. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Former Chief Justice & Judges". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Shelat, Jeyshanker M. (1933). Criticism and defence of the constitution of the Senate of the United States of America during the campaign for ratification 1787-1789 (M. A. thesis). University of London.
- ^ "Long March of The Supreme Court Bar Association". www.lexsite.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2017.