Donald Falshaw

Sir
Donald James Falshaw
6th Chief Justice of Punjab High Court
In office
15 December 1961 – 29 May 1966
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Preceded byGopal Das Khosla
Succeeded byMehar Singh
Judge of Punjab High Court
In office
15 August 1947 – 14 December 1961
Appointed byLord Mountbatten
Judge of Lahore High Court
In office
26 September 1946 – 14 August 1947
Appointed byGeorge VI
Personal details
Born(1905-01-22)22 January 1905
Morecambe, Lancashire
Died1984(1984-00-00) (aged 78–79)
EducationSidney Sussex College, Cambridge
OccupationJudge
ProfessionChief Justice

Sir Donald James Falshaw (22 January 1905 – 1984) was a British administrator and judge in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he continued his career in India after its independence in 1947, eventually becoming the first Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court in 1966 when it was renamed as Punjab and Haryana High Court.

He was the very last British judge who did not become an Indian citizen to serve in India.

Biography

Falshaw was born in Morecambe, Lancashire. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1928. He became the first Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court in 1966.

On 15 May 1966, he became the last British judge to have served in India as the same day he sailed for the United Kingdom and resigned from his post as chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court.

Falshaw was knighted in 1967.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "Falshaw, Sir Donald (James)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Not only IAS, the Indian judiciary desperately needs lateral entry too". Theprint.in. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ↑ J. Anthony Lukas (16 May 1966). "Last British Judge in India Retires From Service". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.