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Sir Eric Weston
3rd Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court
In office 21 January 1950 – 8 December 1952
Appointed by	C. Rajagopalachari
Preceded by	Sudhi Ranjan Das
Succeeded by	Amar Nath Bhandari
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office 1943 – 20 January 1950
Appointed by	George VI
Personal details
Born	(1892-12-08)8 December 1892 South Shields, County Durham
Died	20 October 1976(1976-10-20) (aged 83)
Education	B.A. in Mathematics
Alma mater	South Shields High School, St. John's College, Cambridge Cambridge University

Sir Eric Weston (8 December 1892 – 20 October 1976) was a British civil servant and judge. He was an Indian Civil Service officer. He was the third Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Biography

Weston was born in South Shields, County Durham. He attended South Shields High School and St John's College, Cambridge, receiving a B.A. in mathematics from Cambridge University in 1914. He then went on to join the Indian Civil Service, completing the entrance exam in 1915.

He is chiefly notable for being the very first british Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He served as a judge of Bombay High Court from 1943 to 1950. From 1950 to 1952, he was the third Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court from 1950 to 1952, when he retired. He was knighted in 1954.

External links

• Official Biography
• Book Excerpt
• National Archives