M. C. Chagla

Mahommedali Currim Chagla
Chagla in 1961
5th Minister of External Affairs
In office
14 November 1966 – 5 September 1967
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded bySwaran Singh
Succeeded byIndira Gandhi
4th Minister of Education
In office
21 November 1963 – 13 November 1966
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
Preceded byHumayun Kabir
Succeeded byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4th High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office
April 1962 – September 1963
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byVijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Succeeded byJivraj Narayan Mehta
6th Ambassador of India to the United States
In office
1958–1961
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byGaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta
Succeeded byB. K. Nehru
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
In office
1947 - 1958
Succeeded byHashmatrai Khubchand Chainani
Personal details
Born30 September 1900
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died9 February 1981(1981-02-09) (aged 80)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford

Mahommedali Currim Chagla[1] (30 September 1900 – 9 February 1981) was an Indian jurist, diplomat, and Cabinet Minister who served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1947 to 1958.[2]

  1. ^ "Chief Justice Mahommedali Currim Chagla". Bombay High Court. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ Chandrachud, Abhinav (7 February 2014). "My dear Chagla". Frontline. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.