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{{Infobox Judge
| name = Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Parihar
| image = Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar.jpg
| imagesize = 170px
| caption = Kan Singh Parihar
| office = Former Judge, [[Rajasthan High Court]]
| termstart =
| termend =
| office2 = Former [[Vice Chancellor]], [[University of Jodhpur]]
| birth_date = 30 August 1913
| birth_place = Soorsagar, [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan
| death_date = 28 October 2011 (aged 98)
| death_place = [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan, India
| spouse = Smt. Kamla Devi
| parents = Shri Chhog Singh Ji Parihar<br/>Smt. Murli Devi Ji Parihar
| children = 4 sons and 2 daughters
| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20071006084412/http://www.justicekansingh.org/index.htm}}
}}

'''Justice Kan Singh Parihar''' ({{lang-hi|न्यायमूर्ति कान सिंह परिहार}}) (30 August 1913 – 28 October 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dainiknavajyoti.com/hindi/news_details.php?newsid=65740 |title=मुख्यमंत्री ने जस्टिस परिहार के निधन पर संवेदना व्यक्त की|language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dainiknavajyoti.com/?edition=2&pub_date=29/10/2011&pageno=9
|title=पूर्व जस्टिस कान सिंह परिहार का निधन|language=Hindi}}</ref>) was a Judge of [[Rajasthan High Court]] and [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[University of Jodhpur]].

==Early life and education==
[[Parihar]] was born on 30 August 1913 on [[Janmastami]] in Soorsagar, [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan, India. When he was six years old his father Shri Chhog Singh Ji [[Parihar]] died in 1919 and he was raised by his mother Smt. Murali Devi ji. Parihar had his primary education in Soorsagar. In year 1928 he joined Darbar High School. He completed his BA from Jaswant College, Jodhpur in 1933. In 1936 he received his law ([[LL.B.]]) degree from [[Banaras Hindu University]] and obtained first division.

==Professional life==
[[File:Mr. Justice Kan Singh Parihar taking oath as a High Court Judge, Jodhpur 1964.jpg|thumb|left|Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Parihar taking oath as a High Court Judge by the Hon'ble Governor of Rajasthan Sardar Shri Hukam Singh, Jodhpur 1964.]]
In year 1936, he joined the bar at [[Jodhpur]] and joined a law practice with Sardar Shri Amolak Singh, a senior [[Criminal defense lawyer|criminal lawyer]]. At the age of 23 he was the first lawyer from the all Kisan community of [[Marwar]]. In early 1938 he established his legal practice in [[Nagaur]], Rajasthan. After practising successfully at Nagaur for seven years, he joined [[Marwar]] State Judicial Service in 1944 as [[Hakim (title)|Hakim]] (Judge). Subsequently, he was appointed as [[Legal]] Remembrancer in the Marwar State's Law Department at Jodhpur. While working on this position he drafted Marwar Tenancy Act. 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act. 1949. The Acts declared all tenants in cultivatory possession as Khatedars (Land owners).
[[File:Shri Kan Singh Parihar celebrating the Holi (festival of colours) at his residence with judges, lawyers, professors and citizens of Jodhpur in 1970.jpg|thumb|Shri Kan Singh Parihar celebrating the [[Holi]] (festival of colours) at his residence with judges, lawyers, professors and citizens of Jodhpur in 1970.]]
In the newly created State of Rajasthan [[Parihar]] was appointed as a Legal Remembrancer in the Law Department of Rajasthan. In 1953 he was appointed Government Advocate at [[Rajasthan High Court]]. He was later designated a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India. He was elected unanimously president of Rajasthan Advocates Bar Association in 1962. In August 1964, he was elevated to the bench of the [[Rajasthan High Court]] where he served as justice for 11 years until his retirement in August 1975.
After his retirement, [[Parihar]] was offered the [[Chairmanship]] of National [[Tribunal]] at [[Jabalpur]]. He was also offered [[Chairmanship]] of Monopolies Trade Commission at New Delhi by the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]].
In 1977 he was appointed Chairman of Emergency Excesses Inquiry Commission (The Kan Singh Commission) by the [[Rajasthan]] Government and again in 1979 he was appointed [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[University of Jodhpur]] (now [[Jai Narain Vyas University]]).

==Public life==
[[File:Sh.Ramniwas Mirdha, Sh. Kan Singh Parihar, Sh. Haridev Joshi and Sardar Sh. Swarn Singh at All Rajasthan Kishan Sammelan in Jodhpur 1973 (1).jpg|thumb|left| L to R Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha, Shri Kan Singh Parihar, Shri Haridev Joshi (CM Rajasthan) and Shri Swaran Singh at the all Rajasthan Kishan Sammelan in Jodhpur 1973.]]
[[File:Justice Kan Singh Parihar addressing the All Rajasthan Kishan Sammelan at Jodhpur in 1973 (2).jpg|thumb|right|Shri Kan Singh Parihar addressing the "All Rajasthan Kishan Sammelan" in 1973 at Jodhpur. L to R Shri Haridev Joshi (CM Rajasthan), Shri Swaran Singh (Central Minister) and Shri [[Gaj Singh]] (Maharaja of Marwar). Shri [[Poonam Chand Vishnoi]] and Shri [[Mathura Das Mathur]] also sitting on stage.]]
After retirement, [[Parihar]] worked with various social, educational and religious institutions in Jodhpur. Parihar has been patron and president of many organisations such as [[Lions Club]] of Jodhpur West (He was founder president of [[Lions Club]] [[Jodhpur]] 1967), Jodhana (Citizen's Council of Jodhpur), Veer Durga Das Samiti, Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan, Mental Hospital Jodhpur. He has also been associated with Than Chand Mehta Trust, Jagdish Singh Gehlot Research Institute, Gita Bhawan Jodhpur (He was president of Gita Bhawan for 17 years from 1975 to 1992), Vishva Sanskrit Pratisthan, [[Lord Shiva]] Temple at Umaid Park and Shiksha Prachar Sangh.
[[File:Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri Bhairon Singh Ji Shekhawat and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar. The two old friends together in Jodhpur 2003.jpg|thumb|left|The two old friends together, [[Vice President]] of [[India]] Shri [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] and [[Justice]] Shri Kan Singh Parihar at his residence in [[Jodhpur]] 2003.]]
[[File:Mr. Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan visting Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar at his residence, Jodhpur..JPG|thumb|right|Shri [[Ashok Gehlot]], [[Chief Minister]], [[Rajasthan]] visiting Shri Kan Singh Parihar at his residence in [[Jodhpur]].]]
[[File:Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar, Jodhpur 1974.jpg|thumb|left|Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar, taking Salute on Police Day Parade at Police Line, Jodhpur 1974.]]
[[File:Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar, Jodhpur 1974.jpg|thumb|right|Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kan Singh Ji Parihar, taking Salute on Police Day Parade at Police Line, Jodhpur 1974.]]
[[File:Justice Shri Kan Singh Ji Parihar, Jodhpur, 1990.jpg|thumb|right|Shri Kan Singh Ji Parihar Honoured with Haathi Saropaave (the highest honour of [[Marwar]] state) by [[Maharaja]] of [[Marwar]] Shri [[Gaj Singh]] Ji, [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]], Jodhpur, 1990.]]
[[File:Lion Mr. Justice Kan Singh, Burtonsville Lions Club, USA, Nov. 1993.jpg|thumb|left|Lion Mr. Justice Kan Singh Parihar & Mrs. Parihar receiving great Lion Award at Burtonsville [[Lions Club]], [[United States]] Nov. 1993.]]

In August 1989, the [[citizens]] of [[Jodhpur]] organised a grand felicitation function to honour [[Parihar]] for his lifelong achievements and exemplary services to the society. The function was presided over by [[Gaj Singh]] Ji [[Maharaja]] of [[Jodhpur]]. Dr. [[L. M. Singhvi]], former [[high commissioner]] to the United Kingdom and a jurist, was the chief guest. Parihar was bestowed with a title of "Vidhi Ratnaker" (The Jewel of Law) and a [[Memorialization|commemoration]] [[volume]] was [[published]] in his honour.
He was very fluent in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marwari and some other languages, but he was always advocating for Marwari (Rajasthani) language since 1950.

==References==
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==External links==
* [[Mandore]]
* [[Marwar]]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090204172331/http://www.justicekansingh.org/
* http://hcraj.nic.in/formerjphoto.htm
* http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/government-politics/judiciary.html
* http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/articles/72v2a6.htm

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