Madhukar Hiralal Kania was the twenty third Chief Justice of India, serving from December 1991 to November 1992. Born in Bombay in 1927, he was the nephew of Harilal Jekisundas Kania, the first Chief Justice of India, and was enrolled as an advocate in 1949. He rose through the Bombay High Court, becoming its Chief Justice in 1986, before joining the Supreme Court in 1987. As Chief Justice he administered the oath of office to President Shankar Dayal Sharma, and over his Supreme Court career he authored one hundred seven judgments across four hundred fifty four benches. He died in 2016. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Madhukar Hiralal Kania (18 November 1927 - 1 February 2016) was an Indian judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of India, serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992. His uncle, Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania, was the first Chief Justice of India. As Chief Justice of India, he administered the oath of office to the 9th President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma.
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Madhukar Hiralal Kania (18 November 1927 - 1 February 2016) was an Indian judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of India, serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992.
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P569 (date of birth): 1927
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P569 (date of birth): 1927-11-18
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P570 (date of death): 2016
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P570 (date of death): 2016-02-01
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P19 (place of birth): Mumbai
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