Sir Eric Weston (8 December 1892 – 20 October 1976) was a British-Indian civil servant and judge. He was an Indian Civil Service officer. He was the first Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Biography

He completed his B.A. from Cambridge University and went on to join the Indian Civil Service.

Eric Weston

He is chiefly notable for being the very first Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Eric Weston

He served as a justice of Bombay High Court from 1943 to 1950. From 1950 to 1952, he was the first Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court from 1950 to 1952, when he retired. He was knighted in 1954.

Eric Weston

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Official Biography

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20th-century Indian judges

Knights Bachelor

Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge

Indian Civil Service (British India) officers

Judges of the Bombay High Court

British expatriates in India

British expatriate judges