Barin Ghosh (5 June 1952 – 7 October 2015) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of three

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Career

Ghosh was born in 1952. After passing B.Com.,

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. he was enrolled as an Advocate on 19 December 1978 and practiced in the

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. He worked on Civil, Company and Constitutional matters. On 14 July 1995 he was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court. Justice Ghosh was transferred to

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on 7 January 2005. He became the Chief Justice of

Jammu and Kashmir High Court The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is the common high court for union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It was established as the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 26 March 1928 by the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. The s ...

on 31 January 2009. Thereafter Justice Ghosh was also appointed the Chief Justice of the

Sikkim High Court The Sikkim High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Sikkim. The history of the court can be traced back to 1955, when the High Court of Judicature (Jurisdiction and Powers) Proclamation, 1955 was issued to establish a High Court in S ...

on 13 April 2010. He was transferred to the

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on 6 August 2010 and served there as a Chief Justice. Ghosh died in

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on 7 October 2015.

References

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