Debi Singh Tewatia
Debi Singh Tewatia ( 30 June 1930 - November, 2017) was a Chief justice of Calcutta High Court and former Advocate General of Panjab and Hariyana.
Career
Tewatia was born in Rohtak. After complition of study from Lincoln's Inn he staretd his lawyer career at Gurgaon district Court in 1955.[1] After two years, he shifted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court and was elected as the secretary of the High Court Bar Association in 1965. He was appointed as Advocate General of Haryana in 1969. Tewatia was elevated to the Bench of the same High Court in February, 1970. He became the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1987 from where he resigned in 1989.[2][3] After resignation, he practiced in the Supreme Court of India.[1] He died in December 2017.[4]
Books
- Debi Singh Tewatia (2011). A Journey Less Travelled. Universal Law Publishing Company. ISBN 978-93-5035-046-1.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Justice Devi Singh Tewatia". Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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