Barjor Jamshedjee Dalal

Dalal, in his judicial career, served as a judge of Allahabad High Court from 1925 to 1931^[1] and Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.^[2] In addition to his judicial roles, he also briefly served as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 1936.^[3]

Following the 13 July Incident, on 14th July 1931, the Maharaja's government appointed a Commission of Inquiry. This commission was chaired by Dalal, with two judges of the High Court, B.R. Sawhney and Abdul Qaiyum, as official members. Two non-official members, one Muslim and the other Hindu, were also part of the commission.^[4]