Tapen Sen (born 2 September 1953) is a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, the

Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 ...

and the

Jharkhand High Court The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state. The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sa ...

and is currently holding the chair as the President of the Jharkhand State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Early life

Born into a wealthy household in Hazaribagh, he completed his schooling from St. Xavier's School and passed his Indian School Examination conducted by the University of Cambridge Local examination Syndicate, U.K. by securing first Division in 1970. He graduated from St. Columba's College,

Hazaribag Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality, municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a he ...

in 1974. He passed his LL.B. Examination from Chotanagpur Law College Ranchi in 1979.

Career

He joined Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court in 1980 and handled cases including

writs In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, an ...

, criminal law, civil law, arbitration, matrimonial disputes and labour disputes. He was appointed counsel for the State Government of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

as Government Pleader for the Ranchi Bench of 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, ...

on 25 July 1997, which he declined citing personal reasons. He was retained as counsel for various state owned enterprises. He was elevated as a Permanent Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on 28 January 2002.

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Jharkhand High Court

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Tapen 1953 births Living people Judges of the Calcutta High Court Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judges of the Jharkhand High Court 21st-century Indian judges