Background
But he saw the opportunities that an English education would bring, quarrelled with his father and left for Aligarh Muslim University to study law, and also at Muir Central College, Allahabad.
But he saw the opportunities that an English education would bring, quarrelled with his father and left for Aligarh Muslim University to study law, and also at Muir Central College, Allahabad.
Aligarh Muslim University.
A practitioner in the Judicial Commissioner"s Court, he was the first Indian Chief Justice of the Awadh Chief Court (1930–1934). During Indian Independence movement, he was the counsel for Hindustan Times newspaper, for the noted "Hindustan Times Contempt Case", August–November 1941 at Allahabad High Court. Born in 1873 to Syed Zaheer, who belonged to a family was landed gentry from the Jaunpur district and he was expected to look after the estate.
He had 4 brothers: Syed Jafar Hasan, Syed Shabbir Hasan, a prominent poet of his time, also known as "Qateel Lakhnawi", Syed Asghar Hasan, and Syed Kazim Hasan.
He had 2 sisters (names unknown). He had incisive intelligence and great knowledge and ability.
He continued as such till the Oudh Chief Court came into being in 1925, and he became a Justice of the Court. His judgments spoke volumes of his erudition and it is said that none of his judgments were ever upset by the Privy Council.
He became the Chief Judge of the Chief Court in 1930 and retired in 1934.
After retirement he shifted to Allahabad to practice. He lived like any Taluqdar, and in later life dabbled in politics. He was knighted in the imperial 1932 New Year Honours list and invested with his knighthood by the Viceroy of India in New Delhi on 4 March of that year.
His successful career proved him right and getting a good education became the rule in the family.
His other children were Syed Baquar, Syed Hussain, Nur Zehra, Nur Fatima, and Syed Hasan.
He also had a large volume of work and was the first Indian member of the Oudh Bar Association to be elevated as Additional Judicial Commissioner in 1921.