JAMMU, Dec 23: Freedom Fighters Association Memorail Association (FFMA) on Monday celebrated 135th Birth Anniversary of Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State and third Chief Justice of India at Dogra Shourya Sthal Amphalla, under the Chairmanship of Rajiv Mahajan.
While paying tributes to Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan, Rajiv Mahajan appreciated the contribution of Justice Mahajan as a member of Redchif Committee which played major role in connecting J&K with rest of India through Gurdaspur.
Rajiv threw light on the contribution of Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan for which not only the people of Jammu but entire nation feel proud of him as he had worked for the welfare of the communities irrespective of caste , creed, religion and region.
Mehar Chand Mahajan was the third Chief Justice of India. His contributions for both on and off the Bench, will always remain a philosophical stimulus for the legal fraternity. Law Reports are a testimony of his work as a judge. He authored many famous decisions and landmark cases. Justice Mahajan made his name as an accomplished lawyer, a respected judge, and an influential politician, he added.
Rajiv Mahajan, while paying his tributes, said that Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan has worked on various important assignments during his life, but his position as Prime Minister of J&K was a formidable challenge for him.
The biggest challenge and achievement of Mahajan’s career was during the few months that he was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from October 15,1947 to March 1948.
Others were present on the occasion Ved Gandotra (Chief Patron of Association), Prof. SS.Balwal (President of FFMA Association), R.C Puri (Retd. KAS, Vice Chairman of FFMA), Karnail Chand (Working President), Pritam Sharma (Vice President), Sdr. Rimple Singh (General Secretary), Ravinder Mittal (Finance Secretary), (Kamal Sharma, K.L Verma, Ram Rattan Raina, and others.