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'''Vidyadhar Govind Oak''', I.C.S,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bureaucracytoday.com/latestnews.aspx?id=130474|title=The other face of the ICS|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> (born 18 May 1909) was an Indian Bureaucrat and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.
'''Vidyadhar Govind Oak''', I.C.S.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bureaucracytoday.com/latestnews.aspx?id=130474|title=The other face of the ICS|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> (born 18 May 1909) was an Indian bureaucrat and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.


==Career==
==Career==
Oak studied in [[Maharaja College, Jaipur|Maharaja College]], [[Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, Ujjain]] and [[Holkar Science College|Holkar College]] of [[Indore]]. He graduated in [[Law]] from the [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]] and Joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] on 12 October 1931. Initially Oak served as Assistant Collector and Joint Magistrate under the [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] in [[British India]] for five year and thereafter became District Judge. In 1954 he was the District Judge of [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Former%20District%20Judge.pdf|title=District Judges of Allahabad Judgeship|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> He also worked as Judicial Commissioner of [[Ajmer]] for few months. In 1955 he was appointed as Additional Judge of the [[Allahabad High Court]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TstaDwAAQBAJ&q=V+G+Oak+Justice&pg=PT147|title=Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India|last=Abhinav Chandrachud|date=29 May 2018|isbn=9789353050214|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> Justice Oak was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice on 4 June 1957. He retired from the judgeship in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/Judges/ex-judge1900-1990.htm|title=HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
Oak studied in [[Maharaja College, Jaipur|Maharaja College]], [[Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, Ujjain]] and [[Holkar Science College|Holkar College]] of [[Indore]]. He graduated in [[Law]] from the [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]] and joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] on 12 October 1931. Initially Oak served as Assistant Collector and Joint Magistrate under the [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] in [[British India]] for five years and thereafter became District Judge. In 1954 he was the District Judge of [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Former%20District%20Judge.pdf|title=District Judges of Allahabad Judgeship|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> He also worked as Judicial Commissioner of [[Ajmer]] for few months. In 1955 he was appointed Additional Judge of the [[Allahabad High Court]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TstaDwAAQBAJ&q=V+G+Oak+Justice&pg=PT147|title=Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India|last=Abhinav Chandrachud|date=29 May 2018|isbn=9789353050214|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> Justice Oak was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice on 4 June 1957. He retired from the judgeship in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/Judges/ex-judge1900-1990.htm|title=HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
The [[Astronomical Society of India]] gives the Justice V.G. Oak Award to Indian researchers for outstanding Thesis in Astronomy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.astron-soc.in/justice_oak|title=Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
The [[Astronomical Society of India]] gives the Justice V.G. Oak Award to Indian researchers for outstanding thesis in Astronomy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.astron-soc.in/justice_oak|title=Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:34, 24 April 2022

Vidyadhar Govind Oak, I.C.S.,[1] (born 18 May 1909) was an Indian bureaucrat and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

Career[edit]

Oak studied in Maharaja College, Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, Ujjain and Holkar College of Indore. He graduated in Law from the Allahabad University and joined the Indian Civil Service on 12 October 1931. Initially Oak served as Assistant Collector and Joint Magistrate under the Uttar Pradesh Government in British India for five years and thereafter became District Judge. In 1954 he was the District Judge of Allahabad.[2] He also worked as Judicial Commissioner of Ajmer for few months. In 1955 he was appointed Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court.[3] Justice Oak was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice on 4 June 1957. He retired from the judgeship in 1971.[4]

Legacy[edit]

The Astronomical Society of India gives the Justice V.G. Oak Award to Indian researchers for outstanding thesis in Astronomy.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The other face of the ICS". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "District Judges of Allahabad Judgeship" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Abhinav Chandrachud (29 May 2018). Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India. ISBN 9789353050214. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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