Ashok Chhotelal Agarwal

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Ashok Chhotelal Agarwal (27 August 1937 ― 23 February 2019) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

Career[edit]

Agarwal was born in 1937. He passed B.A., LL.B. from ILS Law College, Pune in 1960[1] and started practice in lower courts of Bombay, Maharashtra.[2] In 1974 he was appointed Assistant Government Pleader on the Appellate Side of the Bombay High Court. On 21 November 1986, Agarwal was appointed Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court. He became the permanent Judge on 12 June 1987.[3] Justice Agarwal was transferred to the Madras High Court on 24 May 1999 as the Chief Justice and retired from there on 26 August 1999.[4] After the retirement, in October 1999 he became Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), New Delhi.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Emmanuel, Meera. "Madras High Court mourns sudden demise of former Chief Justice AC Agarwal". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Court, India Supreme (2005). Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as on ... Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Department of Justice, Government of India.
  3. ^ High Court of Bombay, Hon'ble Former Justices. "MR. A.C. Agarwal". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Madras High Court | Former Chief Justices". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 1 June 2021.