The Patna High Court - A Century of Glory

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Description
This book endeavours to cover the history of the Patna High Court ever since its inception, and is the third of its kind in India. The first one titled Famous Judges, Lawyers and Cases of Bombay, by P. B. Vachha, was published on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the Bomby High Court in 1962. Six months thereafter was published the book entitled, A Century Completed, The Madras High Court, 1862-1962, by V.C.Gopalratnam, The Patna High Court was constituted by the Letter Patent of the 9th February 1916, and it commenced its judicial work on the 1st March 1916, under the leadership of Chief Justice Edward Chamier and six judges. The 1st chapter of the present book is titled High Court Erected and Established, and seeks to cover the period from the day of foundation laying ceremony of the High Court building till its inaugural ceremony. The 2nd to 4th chapters are titled 'High Court Commences Work, Eminent Judges, and Eminent Lawyers. The 5th chapter refers to some of the leading cases decided by the Patna High Court, and includes cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Federal Court arising from the Patna High Court. The 6th chapter is perhaps the most interesting titled The Pillars of the System which describes thirty one families of which three generations or more of lawyers and judges have made contributions to the High Court including eleven families whose members are with the High Court from the first day till today. Finally, the last chapter highlights some of the contributions made by the lawyers and judges of the Court in the field of education.
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Contents
Chapter I     : patna High Court 'Erected & Established'
Chapter II    : Patna High Court Commences Work
Chapter III   : Eminent Judges
Chapter IV   : Eminent Lawyers
Chapter V    : Leading Cases
Chapter VI   : Pillars of the High Court
Chapter VII  : Contributions of Judges and Lawyers in the Field of Education
Chapter VIII : Excerpts of the Author's Speech
Chapter IX   : Bibliography
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Author Details
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Katriar was born in Patna on 1st December 1949 in a family of lawyers. He received education in Patna, was enrolled as an advocate on 27th February 1973, practised in the Patna High Court in diverse fields like civil and criminal laws, industrial and corporate laws, constitutional laws etc., till the end of March 1999, until his elevation to the Bench of the High Court. He had devilled under his father, Mr. Randhir Prasad Katriar, and regularly appeared with Mr. Asoke K. Sen, a legendary lawyer originally of the Calcutta Bar and later of the Supreme Court Bar, as well as Mr. Lal Narayan Sinha, who rose to be the Attorney General for India.