Bira Kishore Ray Explained

Bira Kishore Ray
Office:First Chief Justice, Odisha High Court
Term Start:26 July 1948
Term End:30 October 1951
Office2:First Advocate General, Orissa
Successor2:B. Jagannadha Das
Birth Date:21 October 1891
Birth Place:Cuttack district, Bagalgarh village
Children:Sukanta Kishore Ray

Bira Kishore Ray (21 October 1891 – 26 July 1958) was an Indian judge who was the first Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.[1] [2] [3]

Early years

Ray was born on 21 October 1891 in an aristocratic Karan family at Bagalgarh village of Cuttack district.[4]

Legal career

Ray was the first Advocate General of Orissa Province. Later he was elevated to the Bench of Patna High Court in 1945.[5] [6] [7] He was also the first Odia to become the Judge of Patna High Court.[8]

Ray was married to Latika. He died on 26 July 1958, the 10th anniversary of the Orissa High Court.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAME OF THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICES OF ORISSA . odisha.gov.in/ . 20 June 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621102809/http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/name_of_chief_justice.pdf . 21 June 2015 . dmy .
  2. Book: Harihar Mahapatra. Justice. My Life, My Work. 15 February 2011. Allied Publishers . 9788184246407. 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-06-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621102809/http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/name_of_chief_justice.pdf . 21 June 2015 . dmy .
  4. Web site: 2021-07-26 . ଓଡ଼ିଶା ହାଇକୋର୍ଟର ପ୍ରଥମ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ବିଚାରପତି ବୀର କିଶୋର ରାୟଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧବାର୍ଷିକୀ . 2024-10-22 . Odisha Sambad . en-US.
  5. Web site: High court turns 66 . www.telegraphindia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621164948/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140727/jsp/odisha/story_18656476.jsp . 2015-06-21.
  6. Web site: LIST OF RETIRED JUDGES. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209185119/http://patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/Judges_RET.aspx. dead. 9 February 2014. patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/. 20 June 2015.
  7. Web site: History of Orissa High Court. www.orissa.oriyaonline.com/. 20 June 2015.
  8. News: Patnaik. LalMohan. High Court turns 66. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621164948/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140727/jsp/odisha/story_18656476.jsp#.VYYLCvmqqko. dead. 21 June 2015. 21 June 2015. 27 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Orissa High Court turns 65 . www.telegraphindia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801170124/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130727/jsp/odisha/story_17160912.jsp . 2013-08-01.

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