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Ram Lall

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Dewan Ram Lal
Chief Justice of the East Punjab High Court
In office
19 January 1948  18 January 1949
Succeeded bySudhi Ranjan Das (acting)[1]
Personal details
Born
EducationGovernment College, Lahore
Middle Temple
ProfessionJudge

Ram Lall or Dewan Ram Lall was an Indian Judge and the first Indian Chief Justice of the earstwhile East Punjab High Court, now Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Early life and education

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Lall was born in the Punjab Province of British India. He completed his early education in Lahore and graduated from Government College, Lahore. He was later called to the bar at Middle Temple in London.[2] After returning to India, Lall started practice in Lahore. He served as an Advocate General of Punjab. In 1938, he became the additional Judge of the Lahore High Court.[3] After the Partition of India in August 1947, the Punjab High Court was bifurcated. The East Punjab High Court was established at Simla and Justice Lal was appointed Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court on 19 January 1948.[4][5]

References

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  1. "Hon'ble Former Chief Justice".
  2. Tek Chand, Bakshi (1950). The Law of Res Judicata. Eastern Law House. p. xv.
  3. "Dewan Ram Lal". The Nehru Archive. 1948-09-24. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  4. Sahil. Virasat-e-Punjab Punjab History and Culture (A Complete Book for all Competitive Exams of Punjab). Insta Publishing. ISBN 978-93-95037-86-0.
  5. Khattar, Sohan Singh; Kar, Reena (2021-07-26). Know Your State Haryana. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9038-4.