Justice J.M. Shelat

The Hon�ble Mr. J.M. Shelat, M.A., (Lond.,) Bar-at-Law, b. July 16, 1908; Education: Jubilee Institution, Umreth (Distt. Kaira) B.A. (Hons.,) with English Literature, University of Bombay. Obtained B.A. and M.A. Degrees of the Uniersity of London � wrote a thesis on �the Creation of the Senate in the U.S. Constitution�; called to the Bar (Inner Temple) London, January, 1933; started practice in Bombay High Court, October 1933; Jude, City Civil Court and Addl. Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, 1948 � 1954; Principal Judge and Sessions Judge, 1954 � 1957; Addl. Judge, Bombay High Court January 6, 1957 – November 23, 1957; Judge, Bombay igh Court, 1957 � 1960; Judge, Gujarat High Court, May 1, 1960; Chief Justrice, Gujarat High Court May 23, 1963; Judge, Supreme Court, February 24, 1966; Appointed a Member of the Jury for Nehru Prize for International Understanding. Publications: Biography of Akbar, Trial of Gandhi and one of the contributors to Munshi, His Art and Work.