Summary
Bakshi Tek Chand was an Indian lawyer and jurist from Punjab. He served as a judge in the Punjab High Court during the British Raj, and as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India after independence.
Bakshi Tek Chand | |
|---|---|
| Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
| In office 9 December 1946 – 25 January 1950 | |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Member of 3rd Punjab Legislative Council | |
| In office 3 January 1927 – 23 October 1930 | |
| Chairmen of Patents Enquiry Committee | |
| Appointed by | Government of India |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1883 Kangra district |
Personal life edit
He was born in August 26, 1883 in the Kangra district in the then province of Punjab in British India.[1][2]
Career edit
He served as a judge in the Punjab High Court in British India.[3]
After his retirement, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946 from the province of Punjab.[4] After the Partition of India, he opted to move to independent India.
In October 1947, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, having released the popular leader Sheikh Abdullah from prison with the expectation of his participation in the government of the state, appointed Bakshi Tek Chand to frame a constitution for the state.[3] The appointment was on 21 October 1947, one day before the Pakistani tribal invasion of Kashmir was launched, which put a hold on the effort. With the state's accession to India in the wake of the invasion, Bakshi continued to be involved in the negotiations for arranging the state's governance.[5]
Offices edit
- Member of Constituent Assembly of India[6][7][8]
- Member of 3rd Punjab Legislative Council[9]
- Chairman of Patents Enquiry Committee[10][11]
- Judge of Lahore High Court[10][11]
- President of Punjab High Court Bar Association.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Founding fathers". The Tribune India. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "Bakshi Tek Chand". Constitution of India. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ a b Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 11. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir.
- ^ Hans Raj Khanna (2008). Making of India's Constitution. Eastern Book Company. pp. 6–. ISBN 9788170121084.
- ^ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Second Series, Volume 4. p. 312 – via archive.org.
- ^ a b "Who's who Parliament of India" (PDF). Digital Parliamentary Library.
- ^ "Constituent Assembly Members". Lok Sabha.
- ^ Parliament of India Who's who. Government of India Press. 1950.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly Members". pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ a b "REPORT on the revision of the patents law" (PDF). Intellectual Property India.
- ^ a b "For a people's drug policy". Deccan Herald. 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2022-11-30.