Subimal Chandra Roy
{{Short description|Indian judge (1912–1971)}}
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Subimal Chandra Roy (29 May 1912 – 12 November 1971) was an Indian jurist who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India.[http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/27_scroy.htm Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subimal Chandra Roy]
Early life and education
Roy was born on 29 May 1912. He was educated at the Presidency College, and the Scottish Church College, both within the University of Calcutta during 1928 and 1932. Thereafter he studied at the University College London from 1932 to 1935, and subsequently studied at the Lincoln's Inn from 1936 to 1937, from where he passed his Barrister-at-Law examination in January 1937.
Career
He started out by practising as an advocate of the Calcutta High Court from 1937 to June 1971. He was for many years, Senior Counsel, of the Government of India in the Calcutta High Court. He was one of the first three original side practitioners to be designated Senior Advocates under s.16(2) of the Advocates Act in 1968. For many years a trustee of the Deshbandhu Memorial Trust and many other Trusts. He served as judge of the Supreme Court of India from 19 July 1971 to 12 November 1971. He was the second to be appointed as judge of the Supreme Court directly from the bar.
He died on 12 November 1971, though he had to attain retirement as judge of the Supreme Court on 28 May 1977.
Awards
References
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External links
- [http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/27_scroy.htm/ Bio-Official SC Website]
- [http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140816090224/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/scrules1966.pdf "Supreme Court Rules, 1966"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121028030806/http://judis.openarchive.in/ OpenJudis – Free Database of Supreme Court cases from 1950]
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Category:20th-century Indian judges
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Category:Scottish Church College alumni
Category:University of Calcutta alumni
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Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn
Category:20th-century Indian lawyers
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