C. K. Daphtary Explained

Constituency:	Nominated^[1]
Office:	Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Termstart:	3 April 1972
Termend:	2 April 1978
Office1:	Attorney General of India^[2]
Term1:	2 March 1963 – 30 October 1968
Predecessor1:	M. C. Setalvad
Successor1:	Niren De
Office2:	Solicitor General of India
Term2:	28 January 1950 – 1 March 1963
Successor2:	H.N. Sanyal
Birth Date:	1893 4, df=yes^[3]
Spouse:	Sushila Daphtary
Children:	1 son and 2 daughters
Awards:	Padma Vibhushan (1967)

Chander Kishan Daphtary (1 April 1893  - 18 February 1983) was an Indian lawyer and was the first Solicitor General of India from 1950 to 1963. He was the Attorney General for India from 1963 to 1968.^{[4] [5]} He was the President of the Bar Association of India.^[6] He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha the Upper House of Indian Parliament from 1972 to 1978. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1967.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: List Of Nominated Members Since 1952 . . 17 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120101172706/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/since1952.aspx . 1 January 2012 . dead .
2. Book: PEU GHOSH. INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS. 2017. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. 978-81-203-5318-3. 445.
3. Web site: RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 . . 17 January 2019.
4. http://www.vakilno1.com/luminaries/AttorneyGen.html Attorney General of Independent India
5. Web site: List of Attorney Generals of India . Jagran Josh . 20 December 2017 . 17 January 2019.
6. Book: Kuldip Nayar. Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography. 2012. Roli Books Private Limited. 978-81-7436-821-8. 384.
7. Book: Trimbak Krishna Tope. The Constitution of India. 1963. Popular Prakashan. 252.
8. Book: Fali S. Nariman. Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography. 2010. Hay House, Inc. 978-93-81398-00-5. 43.
9. Book: The Illustrated Weekly of India. 1972. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 11.