Sukanta Kishore Ray
Sukanta Kishore Ray | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Odisha High Court | |
| In office 13 October 1977 – 4 November 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Siba Narain Sankar |
| Succeeded by | Ranganath Mishra |
| Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 1 October 1980 – 3 November 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha |
| Succeeded by | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1918 |
| Died | 23 December 2002 (aged 84) |
| Parent(s) | Bira Kishore Ray (father) Latika Ray (mother) |
Sukanta Kishore Ray (5 November 1918 – 23 December 2002) was an Indian jurist and intellectual. He served as the Chief Justice of Odisha High Court[1][2] and briefly also as acting Governor of Odisha.[3] He was the 2nd Lokpal of Odisha from 17 August 1989 to 16 July 1992.[4]
Personal life, Education, Career
He was born on 5 November 1918 in an aristocratic landholding family from Bagalgarh,Niali situated in the district of Cuttack. His father Bira Kishore Ray was the first Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Sukanta Kishore Ray died on 23 December 2002, at the age of 84.[5]
Married to Ujjalamani Ray with whom Sukanta had five children as follows Anusuya Ray nee Mohanty, Anuradha Ray, Prasanta Kishore Ray, Prabhudha Kishore Ray & Amita Ray nee Raut.
A Member of the Orissa High Court Bar Association Sukanta was educated first at Victoria High School (now known as Bhaktamadhu Bidyapitha), Cuttack and later on at the presitgious Ravenshaw Collegiate School. After Matriculation in the year 1932, he completed his Intermediate course in Science at Ravenshaw College where after he changed over to Arts and got his degree in Arts from Patna College where he completed his Post Graduation course also in 1942. He was enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1943 and started his practice in the Circuit Court of Patna High Court at Cuttack. Elevated to the Bench of Orissa High Court on 25.10.1967[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Former Chief Justice". Odisha High Court. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1980). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 898. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ India. Ministry of Home Affairs (October 1980). Official Directory. Ministry of Home Affairs. p. 114. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "LOKPALS OF ORISSA" (PDF). magazines.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ National Informatics Centre (NIC, Orissa). "Former Chief Justice | Orissa High Court, Cuttack". orissahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Webb, Thomas (October 2017). "O'Brien v Ministry of Justice (formerly Department of Constitutional Affairs) [2013] UKSC 6, Supreme Court". Law Trove. doi:10.1093/he/9780191842832.003.0017.
- ^ Wendl, A. (1980). "A new technique for the generation of television test signals in all bands". Radio and Electronic Engineer. 50 (1–2): 71. doi:10.1049/ree.1980.0007. ISSN 0033-7722.