Amal Kumar Sarkar
{{short description|8th Chief Justice of India}}
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| name = Amal Kumar Sarkar
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| image = Justice A.K. Sarkar.jpg
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| order = 8th
| office = Chief Justice of India
| term_start = 16 March 1966
| term_end = 29 June 1966
| nominator =
| appointer = Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
| predecessor = P. B. Gajendragadkar
| successor = K. Subba Rao
| office1 = Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
| predecessor1 = Prakash Chandra Tatia
D. N. Patel (acting)
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|12|18|1901|6|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Mumbai
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Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar ({{langx|bn|অমল কুমার সরকার}}) (29 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was the eighth Chief Justice of India, from 16 March 1966 up to his retirement on 29 June 1966.[http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/aksarkar.htm Biography on Supreme Court website]
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.Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 591Sen, Asit. Glimpses of College History: The Students and the Teachers in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 234
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 in January 1949, and went on to practice until March 1957.
During his time with the Supreme Court of India, Sarkar authored 228 judgments and sat on 653 benches.{{Cite web |title=A.K. Sarkar |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/justice-amal-kumar-sarkar/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}
References
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- [http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/aksarkar.htm Biography on Supreme Court website]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=Rs52IWA2kLMC&dq=%22A.K.+Sarkar%22+justice&pg=PA108 Reference to the "late A.K. Sarkar"]
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