Arthur Trevor Harries Explained

Sir Arthur Trevor Harries (13 June 1892 – 1 July 1959)[1] was a British Indian Judge of High Courts of India. He was the Chief Justice of Patna, Lahore and Calcutta High Court.

Career

Educated at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Harries was called to the English bar by the Middle Temple in 1922 and practised on the South Wales Circuit until 1934, when he became the puisne judge of Allahabad High Court. He served there four years and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in 1938.[2] He was knighted in 1939.[1]

Upon the retirement of Sir Douglas Young, he became the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court in 1942. In 1946, Harries was transferred to Kolkata and became the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court after Sir Harold Derbyshire.[3] He retired from the post in 1952.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Harries, Sir Arthur Trevor . 1 December 2007 . . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U238273 .
  2. Web site: List of Former Hon'ble Judges. 16 October 2018.
  3. Book: Abhinav Chandrachud. An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. 28 May 2015. Oxford University Press . 9780199089482. 16 October 2018.
  4. Book: Sushil Chaudhury. Trade, Politics and Society: The Indian Milieu in the Early Modern Era. 13 September 2016. Routledge . 9781351997270. 16 October 2018.