Nomanbhai Mahmedbhai Miabhoy
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Nomanbhai Mahmedbhai Miabhoy (born 6 September 1907) was an Indian judge and Chief Justice of the
Gujarat High Court The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State. The seat of the court is Ahmedabad. The prese ...
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Career

Miabhoy passed
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from Sir L. A. Shah Law College and started practice in
Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
in 1929. He also worked as the Honorary Professor in Sir L.A. Shah Law College. He was appointed an Assistant Judge in 1941 and became District Judge of
Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...
,
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and
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. In 1957, Miabhoy became an additional judge of the
Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...
. In 1960 he was appointed a Judge of Gujarat High Court. Justice Miabhoy was elevated as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 21 April 1966 and retired on 5 September 1967 from the post.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miabhoy, Nomanbhai Mahmedbhai 1907 births Year of death missing 20th-century Indian judges 20th-century Indian lawyers Chief Justices of the Gujarat High Court Judges of the Bombay High Court