Bira Kishore Ray
First Chief Justice, Odisha High Court
In office
26 July 1948 – 30 October 1951
First Advocate General, Orissa
Succeeded byB. Jagannadha Das
Personal details
Born(1891-10-21)21 October 1891
Cuttack district, Bagalgarh village
Died26 July 1958(1958-07-26) (aged 66)

Bira Kishore Ray (21 October 1891 – 26 July 1958) was an Indian judge who was the first Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.[1][2][3]

Early years

Ray was born on 21 October 1891,[4] in Bagalgarh village of Cuttack district/

Ray was the first Advocate General of Orissa Province. Later he was elevated to the Bench of Patna High Court in 1945.[5][6][7] He was also the first Odia to become the Judge of Patna High Court.[8]

Ray was married to Latika. He died on 26 July 1958, the 10th anniversary of the Orissa High Court.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "NAME OF THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICES OF ORISSA" (PDF). odisha.gov.in/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Harihar Mahapatra, Justice (15 February 2011). My Life, My Work. ISBN 9788184246407. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "ଓଡ଼ିଶା ହାଇକୋର୍ଟର ପ୍ରଥମ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ବିଚାରପତି ବୀର କିଶୋର ରାୟଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧବାର୍ଷିକୀ". Odisha Sambad. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "High court turns 66". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "LIST OF RETIRED JUDGES". patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "History of Orissa High Court". www.orissa.oriyaonline.com/. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Patnaik, LalMohan (27 July 2014). "High Court turns 66". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Orissa High Court turns 65". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.


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