Mohammad Hidayatullah, was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as interim President of India in 1969. He concurrently served as Chief Justice of India from 1968 to 1970 and then as Vice Presiden
Portrait, c. 1980
President Dr. Zakir Husain at the swearing in ceremony of Justice M. Hidayatullah, at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The entrance to the Justice Hidayatullah Moot Court Hall, named after Mohammad Hidayatullah, in the National Law School of India University in Bangalore
Hidayatullah National Law University
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, better known as V. V. Giri was an Indian statesman, activist, and diplomat who served as the president of India from 1969 to 1974. He previously served as the vice president o
Mohammad Hidayatullah
…Chief Justice of India, the then-President of India, Zakir Husain died suddenly, while still in office, on 3 May 1969. Then Vice President of India Mr. V. V. Giri became the acting President. Later, Giri resigned from both offices as acting president and Vice-President to become a candidate in the 1969 Presidential…
Official portrait, c.1968
Varahagiri Venkatagiri Signature
V. V. Giri addressing NCC Cadets
President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed conferring the Bharat Ratna on Giri