CLUB HISTORY

Jammu Club, Jammu came into existence on the 13th April 1978 and the foundation stone of the premises was laid through the August hands of the then Chief Minister Late Jenab Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. The first meeting of the Club was held on the 27th July 1978 at 06:00 pm and S. Sohan Singh was elected as Vice Chairman unanimously to conduct the proceedings of the meeting. Late Col. Ram Singh was the first Secretary of the Club.

It will not be out of place to mention the velour and zest displayed by the members at the formation stage despite so many hardships. The first Patron H.E. Shri L.K. Jha, the first President Late Jenab Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, and the first Vice President was Mr. Justice Jalal-u-Din. They carried forward the flag of Jammu Club, Jammu, to new heights by their selfless dedication.

The Club was formally declared opened on the 15th August 1978, as the possession of the Club building was taken over by the Club Management.

M/s R.C. Gupta and Co. were appointed the first Auditors of Jammu Club.

PATRONS

Period for Patron Patron
April 1978 – October 1982 H.E. Sh. L.K. Jha 
November 1982 – June 1984 H.E. Sh. B. K. Nehru
July 1984 – July 1989 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan
August 1989 – January 1990 H.E. Gen. (Retd.) K.V. Krishnarao
February 1990 – May 1990 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan
June 1990 – February 1993 H.E. Sh. G. C. Saxena
March 1993 – April 1998 H.E. Gen. (Retd.) K.V. Krishnarao
May 1998 – June 2003 H.E. Sh. G. C. Saxena
June 2003 – June 2008 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. K. Sihna
June 2008 - H.E. Sh. N. N. Vohra
 
PRESIDENTS
 
Period for President President
April 1978 – October 1982 Jenab Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah
November 1982 – June 1984 Dr. Farooq Abdullah
July 1984 – March 1986 Mr. G. M. Shah
April 1986 – November 1986 Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
December 1986 – January 1990 Dr. Farooq Abdullah
February 1990 – September 1996 Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
October 1996 – October 2002 Dr. Farooq Abdullah
November 2002 – October 2005 Jenab Mufti Mohd. Sayeed
November 2005 – June 2008 Jenab Ghulam Nabi Azad
January 2009 - Jenab Omar Abdullah
 
VICE-PRESIDENTS
 
Period for Vice-President Vice-President
April 1978 – May 1980 Mr. Justice Jalal-U-Din
June 1980 – March 1990 Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
April 1990 – Aug 1996 Mr. Justice V. K. Gupta
September 1996 – October 1997 Sh. H. L. Maini
November 1997 – October 2002 Sh. Ashok Jaitly, IAS
October 2002 – April 2003 Sh. I. S. Malhi, IAS
April 2003 – August 2005 Dr. S. S. Bloeria, IAS
August 2005 – November 2007 Sh. Vijay Bakaya, IAS
November 2007 – August 2008 Sh. B. R. Kundal, IAS
August 2008 - Sh. S. S. Kapur, IAS
 
HONY. SECRETARY
 
Period for Secretary Secretary
April 1978 – April 1982 Col. Ram Singh
May 1982 – June 1987 Sh. P. N. Dubey
July 1987 – October 1989 Prof. Inderjit Singh
November 1989 – March 1990 Sh. Z. A. Zaffari
April 1990 – September 1993 Sh. K. K. Khosa
October 1993 – October 1995 Sh. Raji Ghai
November 1995 – March 2000 Sh. K. K. Khosa
March 2000 – December 2003 Er. Vinod Sharma
December 2003 – December 2005 Er. Kiran Wattal
December 2005 – March 2008 Sh. K. K. Khosa
March 2008 - Er. V. Raman Samnotra
 
No. Members for the year 1978. No. Members for the year 1979.
01 Sh. Sohan Singh 01 Hon`ble Justice A.S. Anand
02 Sh. G.J. Pandit, DIG 02 Sh. D.N. Kotwal
03 Mrs. Ravi Dubey 03 Sh. K. Rajinder Singh
04 Sh. R.L. Bhalla 04 Mrs. Ravi Dubey
05 Sh. Abdul Hamid Khan Afridi 05 Mrs. Sneh Chopra
06 Col. Ram Singh 06 Sh. H.K. Gandotra
07 Hon`ble Justice A.S. Anand 07 Sh. R.L. Bhalla
08 Mrs. Mala Anand 08 Sh. Abdul Hamid Khan
09 Mr. K. Rajinder Singh 09 Mr. Parvez Qureshi
10 Mr. Abdul Majid 10 Col. Ram Singh
11 Sh. H.K. Gandotra 11 Sh. H.L. Maini
12 Mrs. Kiran Narian 12 Mrs. Ravinder Madan
13 Sh. D.N. Kotwal (Div. Com.) 13 Mr. Abdul Majid
14 Mrs. Sneh Chopra 14 Mr. K. Rajinder Singh
15 Sh. Harbans Lal Maini    
16 Mr. Parvez Qureshi    
17 Mrs. (Dr.) Ravinder Madan    
 
No. Members for the year 1980. No. Members for the year 1981.
01 Sh. H.L. Maini 01 Sh. Balbir Singh
02 Mrs. Ravi Dubey 02 Sh. R.L. Bhalla
03 Sh. Abdul Majid 03 Sh. Parvez Qureshi
04 Sh. Abdul Hamid Khan 04 Sh. Satish Roy
05 Mrs. Dr. Ravinder Madan 05 Sh. H.L. Maini
06 Sh. Parvez Qureshi 06 Mrs. (Dr.) S. K. Gupta
07 Col. Ram Singh 07 Mrs. Ravi Dubey
08 Sh. R.L. Bhalla 08 Dr. R. N. Sharma
09 Sh. D.N. Kotwal 09 Sh. H. S. Anand
    10 Dr. S. K. Gupta
    11 Sh. Rajinder Chadha
    12 Col. Ram Singh
    13 Sh. S.S. Wazir
    14 Sh. Abdul Majid
    15 Sh. K. Rajinder Singh
 
No. Members for the year 1982. No. Members for the year 1983 – 1985 .
01 Dr. V.K. Pachnanda 01 Mr. Amrik Singh
02 Sh. Raji Ghai 02 Mrs. Ravi Dubey
03 Sh. P.N. Dubey 03 Mrs. Sudesh Sethi
04 Mrs. Sneh Chopra 04 Mr. H.S. Anand
05 Mr. S.K. Sharma 05 Mr. H.B. Khajuria
06 Mr. J.P. Kohli 06 Mr. Raji Ghai
07 Dr. Rakesh Khajuria 07 Mr. M.M. Wahi
08 Mr. Man Mohan Wahi 08 Mrs. Reena Kapoor
09 Mrs. Meena Roy 09 Mr. R.L. Bhalla
10 Mr. D.K. Nargotra 10 Mr. Rajinder Chadha
11 Sh. S.R. Kotwal 11 Mr. Balbir Singh
12 Sh. D.N. Kotwal 12 Lt. Gen. S.P. Malhotra
13 Sh. H.L. Maini 13 Sh. M.M. Khajuria
14 Sh. S.S. Ali 14 Mr. Parvez Qureshi
15 Col. Ram Singh 15 Sh. P.N. Dubey
 
No. Members for the year 1985 – 1987. No. Members for the year 1987 – 1989.
01 Sh. Sat Mehta 01 Mrs. Sudesh Sethi
02 Dr. V.K. Pachnanda 02 Mrs. Ravi Dubey
03 Dr. M.N. Gupta 03 Mr. Vinod K. Gupta
04 Mr. Arun Sharma 04 Mr. Raji Ghai
05 Mr. R.S. Wazir 05 Mr. Rajinder Chadha
06 Mr. B.K. Kotwal 06 Mr. Aman Rathore
07 Mr. R.L. Bhalla 07 Mr. S.K. Puri
08 Mr. Vinod K. Gupta 08 Mr. Sushil K. Gupta
09 Mrs. Sneh Chopra 09 Mr. V.K. Khorana
10 Mrs. Harjinder Singh Anand 10 Dr. N.S. Wazir
11 Mr. R.D. Bhanot 11 Mr. T.N. Pandita
12 Sh. Balbadur Chand 12 Sh. H.L. Maini
13 Sh. S.S. Wazir 13 Sh. Z.A. Zaffari
14 Sh. H.L. Maini 14 Sh. Balbir Singh
15 Sh. Z.A. Jaffari 15 Prof. Inderjeet Singh
16 Sh. P.N. Dubey 16 Maj. Gen. B.N Dhar
 
No. Members for the year 1991 – 1993. No. Members for the year 1993 – 1995.
01 Sh. A.K. Gandotra 01 Dr. Yudhvir Gupta
02 Sh. Subash Langer 02 Mr. V.K. Nanda
03 Sh. Arun Sharma 03 Mr. Kuldeep Sharma
04 Sh. A.K. Kakkar 04 Dr. Sarabjit Singh
05 Sh. V. Raman Samnotra 05 Mr. Subash Langer
06 Dr. Jaipal Singh 06 Prof. Aman Rathore
07 Sh. Aman Rathore 07 Mr. S.K. Puri
08 Sh. Ranjit S. Wazir 08 Dr. Jaipal Singh
09 Sh. Satish Kotwal 09 Mr. A.K. Kakkar
10 Maj. Gen. B.N. Dhar 10 Dr. R.N. Bargotra
11 Mr. Parmod Malhotrar 11 Mr. M.M. Wahi
12 Ms. Rachna Vinod 12 Mrs. Indra Wazir
13 Ms. Nirmal Kamal 13 Mrs. Santosh Gupta
14 Mr. E.A. Tak 14 Mr. Anil Goswami
15 Mr. K.K. Khosa 15 Mr. H.L. Bhagotra
    16 Mr. Raji Ghai
 
No. Members for the year 1995 – 1997. No. Members for the year 1997 – 1999.
01 Dr. B. S. Pathania 01 Sh. Parmod Kohli
02 Sh. Arun K. Gandotra 02 Er. V. Raman Samnotra
03 Er. V. Raman Samnotra 03 Dr. B.S. Pathania
04 Sh. Vinod Sharma 04 Sh. R.D. Anand
05 Dr. Sarabjit Singh 05 Mrs. Nirmal Kamal
06 Sh. Satish Kotwal 06 Er. A.K. Kakkar
07 Er. Kuldip Sharma 07 Er. L.K. Mengi
08 Dr. Nasib Singh 08 Er. V.K. Sharma
09 Sh. Ajay K. Sharma 09 Er. Vinay Kotwal
10 Dr. K. S. Kotwal 10 Mr. A.V. Gupta
11 Sh. Vinod Luthra 11 Dr. Nasib Singh
12 Mrs. Indra Wazir 12 Sh. H.L. Maini
13 Ms. Poonam Dhawan 13 Mrs. Indra Wazir
14 Mr. Anil Goswami, IAS 14 Mr. Siddharth Sharma
15 Mr. R. L. Bhalla 15 Mr. K.K. Gupta
16 Mr. K. K. Khosa 16 Mr. K.K. Khosa
 
No. Members for the year 1999 – 2001. No. Members for the year 2001 – 2003.
01 Mr. Ajay K. Sharma 01 Er. Sunil Gupta
02 Er. Ajay K. Kakkar 02 Dr. Sarabjit Singh
03 Er. K.K. Gupta 03 Mr. Hardeep S. Anand
04 Er. Kuldip Sharma 04 Er. Vinod K. Sharma
05 Mrs. Nirmal Kamal 05 Er. V.K. Bhagotra
06 Dr. Pushp K. Gupta 06 Er. V. Raman Samnotra
07 Mr. R.S. Anand 07 Sh. B.S. Manocha
08 Mr. Sudhir Khorana 08 Dr. B.S. Pathania
09 Mr. Vinod Luthra 09 Er. Kiran Wattal
10 Mr. Vinod Sharma 10 Er. Kuldip Sharma
11 Mr. V. K. Gupta 11 Dr. Nasib Singh
12 Sh. Parmod Kohli 12 Sh. Chander Gulati
13 Sh. Chander Gulati 13 Mrs. Indra Wazir
14 Sh. K.K. Gupta 14 Mrs. Dr. Pushp K. Gupta
15 Prof. J.R. Rathore 15 Prof. J.R. Rathore
16 Sh. Mehboob Iqbal, IAS 16 Er. Vinod Sharma
 
No. Members for the year 2003 – 2005. No. Members for the year 2005 – 2007.
01 Prof. Aman Rathore 01 Sh. R.D. Anand
02 Sh. B.S. Manocha 02 Sh. K.K. Khosa
03 Sh. Hardeep S. Anand 03 Er. Sunil Gupta
04 Er. Kiran Wattal 04 Er. Arun Sharma
05 Er. K.P. Verma 05 Er. Arun Gandotra
06 Mrs. Nirmal Kamal 06 Sh. A.V. Gupta
07 Dr. Sarabjit Singh 07 Dr. (Mrs.) Nira Singh
08 Sh. Vijay Dhawan 08 Dr. Nirmolak Singh
09 Er. Vinod Luthra 09 Er. Kuldip Sharma
10 Er. V.K Sharma 10 Er. A.K. Kakkar
11 Er. V. Raman Samnotra 11 Mrs. Nirmal Kamal
12 Sh. Kuldeep Wahi 12 Sh. E.A. Tak
13 Dr. Nasib Singh 13 Prof. J.R. Rathore
14 Sh. S.P. Sahni 14 Sh. Ram Sahai Kakkar
15 Sh. Kuldeep Khoda, IPS 15 Er. Kiran Wattal
16 Er. Vinod Sharma 16 Dr. Yudhvir Gupta
 
No. Members for the year 2007 – 2009.    
01 Er. Ajay K. Kakkar    
02 Mr. Ashok Vijay Gupta    
03 Er. Kuldip Sharma    
04 Mr. Rattandeep S. Anand    
05 Mr. Ravi K. Gupta    
06 Dr. Nirmolak Singh    
07 Er. V. Raman Samnotra    
08 Mr. Neeraj Puri    
09 Dr. Sunita Goel Puri    
10 Dr. Satish Sharma    
11 Mr. Manish Gupta    
12 Sh. B. R. Sharma, IAS    
13 Dr. Kamal Saini, IPS    
14 Sh. Rup Lal Bharti, IFS    
15 Sh. Raju Chowdhary    
16 Mrs. Kusum Gupta    
 
Period Patron President
April 1978 – October 1982 H.E. Sh. L. K. Jha Jenab Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah
November 1982 – June 1984 H.E. Sh. B. K. Nehru Dr. Farooq Abdullah
July 1984 – March 1986 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan Mr. G. M. Shah
April 1986 – November 1986 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
December 1986 - July 1989 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan Dr. Farooq Abdullah
August 1989 – January 1990 H.E Gen. (Retd.)K.V.Krishnarao Dr. Farooq Abdullah
February 1990 – May 1990 H.E. Sh. Jagmohan Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
June 1990 – February 1993 H.E Sh. G. C. Saxena Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
March 1993 – September 1996 H.E Gen ( Retd.) K.V. Krishnara Dr. Justice A. S. Anand
October 1996 – April 1998 H.E Gen ( Retd.) K.V. Krishnara Dr. Farooq Abdullah
May 1998 – October 2002 H.E Sh. G. C. Saxena Dr. Farooq Abdullah
November 2002 – June 2003 H.E Sh. G. C. Saxena Jenab Mufti Mohd. Sayeed
June 2003 – October 2005 Lt. Gen ( Retd. ) S. K. Sihna Jenab Mufti Mohd. Sayeed
November 2005 – June 2008 Lt. Gen ( Retd. ) S. K. Sihna Jenab Ghulam nabi Azad
June 2008 – December 2008 H.E Sh. N. N. Vohra  
January 2009 - H.E Sh. N. N. Vohra Jenab Omar Abdullah
 
Period Vice-President Secretary
April 1978 – May 1980 Mr. Justice Jalal-U-Din Col Ram Singh
June 1980 – April 1982 Dr. Justice A.S.Anand Col Ram Singh
May 1982 – June 1987 Dr. Justice A.S.Anand Sh. P. N. Dubey
July 1987 – October 1989 Dr. Justice A.S.Anand Prof. Inderjit Singh
November 1989 – March 1990 Dr. Justice A.S.Anand Sh. Z. A. Zaffari
April 1990 – September 1993 Mr. Justice V. K. Gupta Sh. K. K. Khosa
October 1993 – October 1995 Mr. Justice V. K. Gupta Sh. Raji Ghai
November 1995 – August 1996 Mr. Justice V. K. Gupta Sh. K. K. Khosa
September 1996 – October 1997 Sh. H. L. Maini Sh. K. K. Khosa
November 1997 – March 2000 Sh. Ashok Jaitly,IAS Sh. K. K. Khosa
March 2000 – October 2002 Sh. Ashok Jaitly,IAS Er. Vinod Sharm
October 2002 – April 2003 Sh. I. S. Malhi, IAS Er. Vinod Sharm
April 2003 – December 2003 Dr. S. S. Bloeria,IAS Er. Vinod Sharm
December 2003 – August 2005 Dr. S. S. Bloeria,IAS Er. Kiran Wattal
August 2005 – December 2005 Sh. Vijay Bakaya, IAS Er. Kiran Wattal
December 2005 – November 2007 Sh. Vijay Bakaya, IAS Sh. K. K. Khosa
November 2007 – March 2008 Sh. B. R. Kundal, IAS Sh. K. K. Khosa
March 2008 – August 2008 Sh. B. R. Kundal, IAS Er. V. Raman Samnotra
August 2008 - Sh. S. S. Kapur, IAS Er. V. Raman Samnotra
 
NOTE :

Late Shri Ram Sahai Kakkar remained active member of the Managing Committee from 2005 to 5th August 2009. Because of the untimely demise of Sh. Sahai, the Managing Committee feels aggrieved. He was Chairman of Bar Sub-Committee and Co-Chairman of Purchase Sub-Committee.