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{{Short description|Indian judge (1944–2019)}}
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{{Infobox Judge
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| honorific_prefix = Honourable Justice
| name           = Satya Brata Sinha  
| name         = Satya Brata Sinha  
| imagesize     =  
| imagesize     = 180px
| caption       =  
| caption       = Justice S. B. Sinha
| office         = 5th Chairperson of [[Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal]]
| office        = Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]]
| termstart      = 3 November 2009
| termstart     = 3 October 2002
| termend        = 2 November 2012
| termend       = 8 August 2009
| appointer      = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| nominator     = [[Bhupinder Nath Kirpal]]  
| predecessor    = Arun Kumar
| appointer     = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
| successor      = [[Aftab Alam (judge)|Aftab Alam]]
| predecessor   =
| office1       = Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]]
| successor     =  
| termstart1     = 3 October 2002
| office1=[[Chief Justice|Chief Justice of Delhi High Court]]
| termend1       = 8 August 2009
| nominator1=[[Sam Piroj Bharucha]]
| nominator1     = [[Bhupinder Nath Kirpal]]  
| appointer1=[[Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]
| appointer1     = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
| termstart1=26 November 2001
| predecessor1   =
| termend1=2 October 2002
| successor1     =  
| office2=[[Chief Justice|Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| office2        = 21st [[Chief Justice]] of [[Delhi High Court]]
| termstart2=11 December 2000
| nominator2    = [[Sam Piroj Bharucha]]
| termend2=25 November 2001
| appointer2    = [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| nominator2=[[Adarsh Sein Anand]]
| termstart2    = 26 November 2001
| appointer2=[[Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]
| termend2      = 2 October 2002
| predecessor2  = [[Arijit Pasayat]]
| successor2    = Babulal Chandulal Patel
| office3        = 27th [[Chief Justice]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| termstart3    = 11 December 2000
| termend3      = 25 November 2001
| nominator3    = [[Adarsh Sein Anand]]
| appointer3    = [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| predecessor3  = [[M. S. Liberhan]]
| successor3    = [[A. R. Lakshmanan]]
| office4        = [[Judge]] of [[Calcutta High Court]]
| termstart4    = 11 May 1994
| termend4      = 10 December 2000
| nominator4    = [[M. N. Venkatachaliah]]
| appointer4    = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| office5        = [[Judge]] of [[Patna High Court]]
| termstart5    = 9 March 1987
| termend5      = 10 May 1994
| nominator5    = [[R. S. Pathak]]
| appointer5    = [[Zail Singh]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1944|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1944|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place  =  [[Dhanbad]], Jharkhand, India
| birth_place  =  [[Dhanbad]], Jharkhand, India
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'''Satya Brata Sinha''' (8 August 1944 – 19 March 2019), known as '''S. B. Sinha''' was a jurist and a former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]].
'''Satya Brata Sinha''' (8 August 1944 – 19 March 2019){{cn|date=October 2021}}, known as '''S. B. Sinha,''' was a jurist and former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]].


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Justice S. B. Sinha was born on 8 August 1944 at [[Dhanbad]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], India. He Passed his matriculation examination from H.E. School, Dhanbad and received his Bachelor of Laws (B.L) Degree from Chota Nagpur Law College in 1967. Justice Joined the Dhanbad District Court in 1968 after which he shifted his practice to [[Ranchi]] upon constitution of the Permanent Bench of the [[Patna High Court]] in 1976.
S. B. Sinha was born in [[Kayastha]] on 8 August 1944 at [[Dhanbad]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], India. He passed his matriculation examination from H.E. School, Dhanbad and received his [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from [[Chotanagpur Law College]] in 1967. Sinha joined the Dhanbad District Court in 1968 after which he shifted his practice to [[Ranchi]] upon constitution of the Permanent Bench of the [[Patna High Court]] in 1976.


He was designated as Senior Advocate by the Patna High Court. Subsequently, he was appointed as the first Government Advocate of the Ranchi Bench of the [[Patna High Court]] and was elevated to the Bench of Patna High Court on 9 March 1987. He was transferred to the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 11 May 1994. He has served as the Chief Justice of the High Courts of Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.
He was designated as senior advocate by the Patna High Court. Subsequently, he was appointed the first Government Advocate of the Ranchi Bench of the [[Patna High Court]] and was elevated to the Patna High Court on 9 March 1987. He was transferred to the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 11 May 1994. He served as the Chief Justice of the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Court for the State of Telangana |url=https://tshc.gov.in/showFormerJudgeProfile?id=173 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=tshc.gov.in}}</ref>


He was elevated as a [[Judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 3 October 2002 and retired on 8 August 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/sbsinha.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109163741/http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/sbsinha.htm | archivedate=9 January 2010 | title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha | publisher=Supreme Court of India|year=2009}}</ref>
He was elevated as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 3 October 2002 and retired on 8 August 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/sbsinha.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109163741/http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/sbsinha.htm | archivedate=9 January 2010 | title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha | publisher=Supreme Court of India|year=2009}}</ref>


==TDSAT Chairman==
==TDSAT Chairman==


On 3 November 2009, after retirement from the Supreme Court, Justice S. B. Sinha was appointed as the Chairman of the [[Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal]] (TDSAT) succeeding Justice Arun Kumar who retired in September, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/justice-s-b-sinha-joins-tdsat-as-chairman-109110300190_1.html | title=Justice S B Sinha joins TDSAT as Chairman | date=21 January 2013 | author=Press Trust of India | newspaper=Business Standard | accessdate=13 August 2018 }}</ref>
On 3 November 2009, after retirement from the Supreme Court, Sinha was appointed the chairman of the [[Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal]] (TDSAT) succeeding Arun Kumar who retired in September, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/justice-s-b-sinha-joins-tdsat-as-chairman-109110300190_1.html | title=Justice S B Sinha joins TDSAT as Chairman | date=21 January 2013 | author=Press Trust of India | newspaper=Business Standard | accessdate=13 August 2018 }}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Justice Sinha died on 19 March 2019 at the age of 74 after brief illness in [[New Delhi]]. His funeral was held on 20 March. Leading legal luminaries and his contemporaries condoled the death of a stalwart of India's legal fraternity.
Sinha died on 19 March 2019 at the age of 74 after brief illness in [[New Delhi]].{{cn|date=May 2023}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:59, 31 August 2025


Satya Brata Sinha
5th Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
In office
3 November 2009 – 2 November 2012
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded byArun Kumar
Succeeded byAftab Alam
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
3 October 2002 – 8 August 2009
Nominated byBhupinder Nath Kirpal
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
21st Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
In office
26 November 2001 – 2 October 2002
Nominated bySam Piroj Bharucha
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byArijit Pasayat
Succeeded byBabulal Chandulal Patel
27th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
11 December 2000 – 25 November 2001
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byM. S. Liberhan
Succeeded byA. R. Lakshmanan
Judge of Calcutta High Court
In office
11 May 1994 – 10 December 2000
Nominated byM. N. Venkatachaliah
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of Patna High Court
In office
9 March 1987 – 10 May 1994
Nominated byR. S. Pathak
Appointed byZail Singh
Personal details
Born(1944-08-08)8 August 1944
Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Died19 March 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 74)
New Delhi, India
Spouse(s)Utpala Sinha

Satya Brata Sinha (8 August 1944 – 19 March 2019)[citation needed], known as S. B. Sinha, was a jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

S. B. Sinha was born in Kayastha on 8 August 1944 at Dhanbad in the state of Jharkhand, India. He passed his matriculation examination from H.E. School, Dhanbad and received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Chotanagpur Law College in 1967. Sinha joined the Dhanbad District Court in 1968 after which he shifted his practice to Ranchi upon constitution of the Permanent Bench of the Patna High Court in 1976.

He was designated as senior advocate by the Patna High Court. Subsequently, he was appointed the first Government Advocate of the Ranchi Bench of the Patna High Court and was elevated to the Patna High Court on 9 March 1987. He was transferred to the Calcutta High Court on 11 May 1994. He served as the Chief Justice of the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.[1]

He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 3 October 2002 and retired on 8 August 2009.[2]

TDSAT Chairman[edit | edit source]

On 3 November 2009, after retirement from the Supreme Court, Sinha was appointed the chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) succeeding Arun Kumar who retired in September, 2009.[3]

Death[edit | edit source]

Sinha died on 19 March 2019 at the age of 74 after brief illness in New Delhi.[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "High Court for the State of Telangana". tshc.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. "Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha". Supreme Court of India. 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010.
  3. Press Trust of India (21 January 2013). "Justice S B Sinha joins TDSAT as Chairman". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 August 2018.