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Hon'ble Chief Justice
Satya Bhusan Burman
6th Chief justice of Orissa High Court
In office
6 April 1967 – 30 April 1969
Appointed byS. Radhakrishnan
Preceded byKhaleel Ahmed
Succeeded byGati Krushna Misra
Judge of Orissa High Court
In office
3 February 1958 – 5 April 1967
Nominated bySudhi Ranjan Das
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1907-05-01)1 May 1907
Diednot known
EducationLL.B
Alma materMitra Institution,
Presidency College, Calcutta,
Calcutta University

Satya Bhusan Burman (born 1 May 1907, date of death unknown) was an Indian judge and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

Career[edit | edit source]

Burman was born in 1907. He studied at Mitra Institution, Kolkata and Presidency College. He passed Law from Hazra Law College, University of Calcutta. Burman became Bar at Law from the Lincoln’s Inn, London. In 1932 he was called to the English Bar. Burman was appointed additional Judge of the Orissa High Court on 3 February 1958.[1][2] He was elevated to bench of Orissa High Court in 1958 according to the proposal of Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of India.[3] In a rare precedent Burman's elevation was made from the Calcutta Bar to the Honourable Orissa High Court with recommendations supporting the proposal for the elevation to judgeship of Burman by then Chief Minister of Orissa Rajendra Narayan Singhdeo and Chief Justice of Orissa Khaleel Ahmed.[4] Justice Burman retired from the judgeship on 30 April 1969.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Former Chief Justice | Orissa High Court, Cuttack". orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Abhilekh Patal". www.abhilekh-patal.in. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. Mahapatra, Justice Harihar (15 February 2011). My Life, My Work. Allied Publishers. ISBN 978-81-8424-640-7.
  4. Government and Politics in Orissa. (1988). India: Print House (India). Pg-180