Justice Dambarudhar Pathak (born 1 March 1924) was an Indian Judge and former
Chief Justice of the
Odisha High Court
The Orissa High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Odisha.
The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West Bengal. It was difficult to administratively manage such a ...
and
Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...
.
Career
Pathak was born on 1 March 1924. He obtained
B.A. degree
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from the
Calcutta University
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in 1946 and
LL.B. degree from the
Gauhati University
Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is the oldest ...
in 1953. In order to prosecute further studies in law, he went to United Kingdom. From
London University
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, he obtained
LL.M. degree in 1957. Prior to obtaining the post graduate degree, he became
Bar at law
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from
Lincoln’s Inn
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in 1956 and on completion of the advanced studies, he returned to India. He was enrolled as an
Advocate
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in the
Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...
in April 1958. From 1961, he also started to conduct cases before the
Supreme Court of India
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.
Pathak was a part-time
Law Lecturer
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of the
Law College
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of
Gauhati University
Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is the oldest ...
since 1958 and became the part time Principal of the said college for 3 years before his elevation to the
Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...
Bench. He has contributed immensely to the legal literature by writing articles and books. He was elevated to the Bench of
Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...
on 8.8.1973, the
Chief Justice of
Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...
from 18.4.1983 - 10.8.1983 and
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 ...
August 11, 1983 to February 28, 1986.
References
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1924 births
Possibly living people