| J. N. Wazir | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1948 – 2 December 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Ganga Nath |
| Succeeded by | Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali |
| Acting Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 15 March 1967 – 15 May 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Karan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwan Sahay |
| 2nd Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir | |
| In office 1949–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Qazi Masood Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee |
Janki Nath Wazir, commonly known as J. N. Wazir, was an Indian jurist who served as the 2nd vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir from 1949 to 1957, the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court from 1948 to 1967, and the acting governor of Jammu and Kashmir from March 1967 to May 1967. He also served as the first chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (ATFP) from 3 January 1977 to 2 January 1978.
Biography
Wazir was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Wazir was appointed as chief justice after the Jammu and Kashmir princely state was accessed to India in 1947.
On 17 November 1952, Karan Singh was sworn in as the first sadr-i-riyasat (president) of princely state Jammu and Kashmir. The oath was administered by Wazir, chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. This event formerly ended the Dogra rule in the region, which had begun with the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846.
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