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Justice BR Sarangi To Serve As Acting Chief Justice Of Orissa High Court From Today

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OB Bureau

Cuttack: Justice BR Sarangi, the senior-most judge of Orissa High Court, will “perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice” from Wednesday.

This followed the superannuation of Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra, who retired on Tuesday, after a very brief tenure of less than two months. He was sworn in as the 33rd Chief Justice on August 8. 

As per the norm, CJ Talapatra shared a bench with Justice Sarangi, whose appointment as the Acting CJ by notified by the Law Ministry on September 29, on Tuesday.

Justice Sarangi was born on July 20, 1962, at Pantikharisasan village, Odagaon, in Nayagarh district. He passed HSC examination and graduated in commerce from BJB College, Bhubaneswar. He studied law from MS Law College, Cuttack, under Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, and was awarded PhD in Law from Sambalpur University.

He joined the Bar and started practice in Orissa High Court in December 1985. He was elevated to the bench and sworn in as a permanent judge of the Orissa High Court on June 20, 2013.

OB Bureau

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