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| name = Madhukar Hiralal Kania<br />
| image = [[File: Justice M.H. Kania.jpg|alt|250px]]<br />
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| order = 23rd<br />
| office = Chief Justice of India<br />
| term_start = 13 December 1991<br />
| term_end = 17 November 1992<br />
| nominator = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--><br />
| appointer = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|11|18}}<br />
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|2|1|1927|11|18}}<br />
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| education = B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.<br />
| predecessor = [[Kamal Narain Singh|K.N. Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Lalit Mohan Sharma|L.M. Sharma]]<br />
| spouse = Rupa Kania<br />
| office2 = [[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Bombay High Court|24th Chief Justice]] of [[Bombay High Court]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Zail Singh]]<br />
| nominator2 = [[P. N. Bhagwati]]<br />
| term_start2 = 23 June 1986<br />
| term_end2 = 30 April 1987<br />
| successor2 = [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Konda Madhava Reddy]]<br />
| office1 = [[Judge]] of [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
| appointer1 = [[Zail Singh]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[R. S. Pathak]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1 May 1987<br />
| term_end1 = 12 December 1991<br />
| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Mumbai]]<br />
| office3 = [[Judge]] of [[Bombay High Court]]<br />
| appointer3 = [[V. V. Giri]]<br />
| nominator3 = [[Mohammad Hidayatullah]]<br />
| term_start3 = 4 November 1969<br />
| term_end3 = 22 June 1986<br />
| relations = [[H. J. Kania]] (Uncle) <br />
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'''Madhukar Hiralal Kania''' (18 November 1927 – 1 February 2016) was an Indian judge who served as the 23rd [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992. He was born in [[Bombay]]. His uncle, Sir [[H.J. Kania|Harilal Jekisundas Kania]], was the first Chief Justice of India. As Chief Justice of India, he administered the oath of office to the [[List of presidents of India|9th President of India]] [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Kania was educated at Fellowship School, St. Xavier's High School, [[Elphinstone College]] and the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]]. He enrolled in an advocate on 1 November 1949 at Bombay High Court. He practiced mainly in civil suits and commercial matters in the [[High Court]] and the Bombay City Civil Court, Bombay. He also appeared for the state of [[Maharashtra]] in civil suits in the Bombay City Civil Court. He was Assistant Government Pleader for the State of [[Maharashtra]] in the Bombay City Civil Court from 5 December 1964 to 15 January 1967. He was government pleader for the State of [[Maharashtra]] in the Bombay City Civil Court from 16 January 1967 to 3 November 1969. He was appointed additional judge of the [[Bombay High Court]] from 14 November 1969 and as permanent Judge of that high court on 2 November 1971. In June 1986 he was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. In May 1987, he was appointed a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], and became the [[Chief Justice of India]] in December 1991.<br />
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Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Kania authored 107 judgments and sat on 454 benches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M.H. Kania |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/m-h-kania/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.scobserver.in/judges/m-h-kania/ Biography], scobserver.in. Accessed 16 April 2024.<br />
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Madhukar-Hiralal-Kania/tributeshow/50825100.cms Obituary], timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Accessed 16 April 2024.<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshowpuisne.php?bhcpar=amdldGlkPTk0JnBhZ2Vubz0x Biography], bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Accessed 16 April 2024.<br />
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