Amal Kumar Sarkar
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A. K. Sarkar | |
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8th Chief Justice of India | |
In office 16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966 | |
Appointed by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Preceded by | P. B. Gajendragadkar |
Succeeded by | K. Subba Rao |
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 June 1901 |
Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar (Template:Lang-bn) (born 29 June 1901, date of death unknown) was the eighth Chief Justice of India, from 16 March 1966 up to his retirement on 29 June 1966.[1]
Education
He studied at the prestigious Scottish Churches College, the Bangabasi College, and at the University Law College, all affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[1][2][3]
Life
He started his career by practising as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court at Kolkata. He became a judge at the Calcutta High Court on January 1949, and went on to practice till March 1957.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Biography on Supreme Court website
- ^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 591
- ^ Sen, Asit. Glimpses of College History: The Students and the Teachers in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 234