caption death_date successor religion birth_place nationality office appointer birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
justice harilal jekisundas kania in 1951 6 november 1951 m. patanjali sastri hinduism surat , india , british india now in surat , gujarat indian chief justice of india rajendra prasad 3 november 1890 1st 26 january 1950 h. j. kania.jpg h. j. kania
 6 november 1951 harilal jekisundas kania government , chennai law college , mumbai , government law college
h. j. kania

sir harilal jekisundas kania -lrb- 3 november 1890 -- 6 november 1951 -rrb- was the first chief justice of india , dying in office in 1951 .
