Eric Weston

Sir
Eric Weston
3rd Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court
In office
21 January 1950 – 8 December 1952
Appointed byC. Rajagopalachari
Preceded bySudhi Ranjan Das
Succeeded byAmar Nath Bhandari
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office
14 January 1943 – 20 January 1950
Appointed byGeorge VI
Personal details
Born(1892-12-08)8 December 1892
South Shields, County Durham
Died20 October 1976(1976-10-20) (aged 83)
EducationB.A. in Mathematics
Alma materSouth 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 14 January 1943 to 20 January 1950. From 21 January 1950, he was the third Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court till to 8 December 1952, when he retired. He was knighted in 1954.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "MR. Eric Weston". High Court of Bombay.
  2. 1 2 "Hon'ble Former Chief Justices". High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
  3. 1 2 "WESTON, Sir Eric". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2025 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ↑ H.N. Mitra (1945). Indian Annual Register, 1945. January - June. Vol. I. Annual Register Office.