Hafiz Mazhar Husain
Hafiz Mazhar Husain was the Chief Justice of Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum.
Biography
Mazhar Husain was born on 22 Safar 1274 AH/November 1857 AD at Bhopal. His father Munshi Hakimuddin was Chief Secretary at Bhopal state.He learned Quran by heart from Hafiz Rahim Shah. At the same time, he also learned Persian language. He became Tahsildar at the age of 16 years at Badi, Raisen. He returned to Bhopal as Munsif where he was later on promoted as Sadr Amin Diwani and then retired as Sadr-us-Sadur. After retirement, he also served as 'Nasir-ul-Muham', a post with a charge of police and judicial matters.
There were 44 courts in Bhopal state, comprising the Chiefs' Court, two Judges' Courts, two Assistant Judges' Courts, two City Magistrates' Courts, One Sadar Amin's Court, one Munsif's Court, six District and Assistant Magistrate's Courts, and 27 Tahsildar's Courts. The 'Sadar-ul-Muham' enjoys the powers of a Sessions Judge, and he hears appeals from the Courts of the nazims and City Magistrates, while the final Court of Appeal is that of the Chief
His name is also mentioned in the book of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum