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The Gown and the Gavel : Life Journey of a Former Chief Justice of India

Publisher:
Paper Missile
| Author:
G.B. Patnaik
| Language:
English
| Format:
Hardback
Publisher:
Paper Missile
Author:
G.B. Patnaik
Language:
English
Format:
Hardback

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G.B. Patnaik’s memoir is a richly detailed account of the many challenges he encountered in his long, illustrious career, his perseverance

with which he overcame them, revealing valuable insights into the inner workings of the Indian judiciary. It recounts some of the fascinating cases he presided over and the strategic judgments he delivered as a judge first at the Orissa and Patna High Courts, and later at the Supreme Court of India. His sincere professionalism, superlative research acumen, and unyielding commitment to maintain and disseminate justice had distinguished him in his early years of practice. This is the remarkable voyage of an assiduous young man from Ghorodia, a small village of Odisha, to become a distinguished jurist who ascended to the highest ranks of the Indian judiciary.

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G.B. Patnaik’s memoir is a richly detailed account of the many challenges he encountered in his long, illustrious career, his perseverance

with which he overcame them, revealing valuable insights into the inner workings of the Indian judiciary. It recounts some of the fascinating cases he presided over and the strategic judgments he delivered as a judge first at the Orissa and Patna High Courts, and later at the Supreme Court of India. His sincere professionalism, superlative research acumen, and unyielding commitment to maintain and disseminate justice had distinguished him in his early years of practice. This is the remarkable voyage of an assiduous young man from Ghorodia, a small village of Odisha, to become a distinguished jurist who ascended to the highest ranks of the Indian judiciary.

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G.B. Patnaik, the former Chief Justice of India, as a child, had aspired to become a doctor, but he pivoted to law, earning an LLB degree from MS Law College, Cuttack. He started his legal practice in Odisha High Court in 1962. He became a law officer as standing counsel, and then became government advocate, till his elevation as a judge in the Orissa High Court. In 1995, he became the Chief Justice of Patna High Court and then later that year, he was elevated to the Supreme Court. Since his retirement from the Supreme Court in 2002, Patnaik has been engaged in arbitration cases, actively participating in cultural pursuits in his home state of Odisha, and travelling the world with his family. In 2021, he penned his life story in his Odia autobiography, Mone Achhi Jetiki. He lives in Delhi with his wife, Meera.

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