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India. The Honourable Mr Justice Mandakulathur Patanjali Sastri is sworn in at Rashtrapati...

Catalogue reference: INF 10/140/6

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INF 10/140/6
Date
1952 February 2
Description

India. The Honourable Mr Justice Mandakulathur Patanjali Sastri is sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan (Government House) by the President Dr Rajendra Prasad. Also shown are: Shri Shavax Lal, Secretary to the President; Shri Balkrishna, Deputy Private Secretary to the President; and the Honourable Mr Justice Fazal Ali, Judge, Supreme Court of India.

Photograph No GOV 6549. Photograph produced by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India, whose hand stamp appears on reverse of photograph. Press statements on reverse.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
954/920
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Dimensions
10 cm x 16 cm
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9733313/

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INF 10

British Empire Collection of Photographs

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