ibune News Service
Chandigarh, December 21
Panjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover today unveiled the portrait of former Chief Justice of India, Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan at the Boys Hostel No. 1 on the campus.
The Boys Hostel No. 1, which is one of the oldest hostels of the university, is named after the former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Mahajan as the Mehr Chand Mahajan Hall.
PU VC Prof Grover recalled the contributions of Justice Mahajan in the national building as the Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and as a PU Senator.
Sources said Justice Mahajan served as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from October 15, 1947, to March 14, 1948, and played a key role in the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India.