Dr. Janak Raj Jai

Dr. Janak Raj Jai was born on 23rd August, 1931 in village Ramdas (District Amritsar) Punjab. He had his earlier education up to matriculation from Baba Buddha Khalsa High School, Ramdas. His village is quite close to Pakistan Border. After partition of the country the whole family shifted to Delhi in 1947. He did his graduation from Punjab University, Master of Arts from Delhi University; Master of Laws from Nagpur University, and Doctor of Philosophy in law from Delhi University. He obtained diploma in journalism from Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan, New Delhi. He has been closely associated with two Prime Ministers, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Shrimati Indira Gandhi for about a decade. He had been a victim of emergency and remained under detention in Tihar Jail under MISA for the whole emergency period. He has been a part time Lecturer in Law Faculty, Delhi University and visiting faculty in the Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), New Delhi; He has also been a visiting professor, in Amity University, Noida (U.P.). Founder President, Shahdara Bar Association (1975-77). He has to his credit sixty books on Law, Politics and Socio-Legal Problems of the country. He has been actively associated with a number of social and academic organizations. He has been in Legal profession for more than fifty years. He has been a life member of the Indian Law Institute, Indian Institute of Public Administration Indian Adult Education Society and Authors Guild of India. Presently he is mainly involved in academic pursuits. On almost every constitution day he has been felicitated for his writings by the Chief Justice of India, in a function organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association.