Bira Kishore Ray (21 October 1891 – 26 July 1958) was an Indian judge who was the first Chief Justice of

Orissa High Court The Orissa High Court is the High Courts of India, High Court for the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Odisha. The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West ...

Early years

Ray was born on 21 October 1891, in Bagalgarh village of Cuttack district/

Legal career

Ray was the first Advocate General of Orissa Province. Later he was elevated to the Bench of

Patna High Court The Patna High Court is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 9 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915. The court is based in Patna, the administrative capital of the state of Bihar, In ...

in 1945. He was also the first Odia to become the Judge of Patna High Court. Ray was married to Latika. He died on 26 July 1958, the 10th anniversary of the

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Orissa High Court
1891 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Indian judges Chief Justices of the Orissa High Court Judges of the Patna High Court People from Cuttack district {{india-law-bio-stub