Syed Rafat Alam (born: 8 August 1950) is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and former Chief Justice of

Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...

Early life and education

Alam was born in 1950. He graduated in Art with Honours from St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh in 1970 and passed

LL.B Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

. from

Patna Law College Patna Law College is law institute in Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar. This is affiliated to the Patna University and courses were approved by the Bar Council of India of New Delhi. History Patna Law College was established in July 1909. P ...

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

. After the enrollment in 1975, he started practice in the

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 ...

on Constitutional, Civil Taxation and Education Matters.

Career

Alam served as Standing Counsel for the

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and

Bihar State Electricity Board Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL), formerly Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Bihar in India. BSEB was established in 1958 as a statutory corporation ...

. He pleaded on behalf of

Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...

and

Magadh University Magadh University is a public state university and institution of higher education in Bodh Gaya, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university is governed by the Bihar State University Act 197 ...

in the High Court in his lawyer's career. He also worked as part time Lecturer in Law Faculty of

College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Patna (est. 1949) also known as COCAS is a constituent unit of Patliputra University (earlier it was a unit of Magadh University). It has been re-accredited by NAAC with 'A' grade, receiving 3.10/4 CGPA. It i ...

since 1983 till his elevation as Judge. In 1994 he became the Permanent Judge of the Patna High Court and transferred to

in the same year. Justice Alam took over the charge of Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court for various periods. He was appointed Chief Justice of

Madhya Pradesh High Court The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the '' ...

on 20 December 2009. After the retirement he became the Chairman of

Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission In the State of Uttar Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission was established on 4 April 1996. However, the Commission was formally constituted vide notification No. 2388-89 Dt: 7.10.2002 when Justice A.P. Mishra, a former Chief Justice of De ...

References

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