Manulal Chunilal Desai
Manulal Chunilal Desai | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 17 February 1961 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Orby Howell Mootham |
| Succeeded by | Vashishtha Bhargava |
| Judge of the Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 13 December 1948 – 16 February 1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Bombay University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Judge |
Manulal Chunilal Desai or M. C. Desai was an Indian Judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.[1]
Career
Desai studied in the University of Bombay later in University of Cambridge. He joined in Indian Civil Service[2] on 18 October 1926 and served as Assistant Collector in the United Province in British India.[3] Desai was appointed as a Puisne Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1948. On 17 February 1961, he succeeded Sir Orby Howell Mootham as the 16th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and served in this position for five years until his retirement on 24 February 1966.[4]
References
- ↑ All India Reporter. D.V. Chitaley. 1963.
- ↑ Pradesh (India), Uttar (1964). The Civil List for Uttar Pradesh. Superintendent, Printing and Stationery.
- ↑ The India Office and Burma Office List. Harrison and sons, Limited. 1928.
- ↑ "Chief Justices of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 2026-08-23.