Rajendra Mal Lodha
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Rajendra Mal Lodha is a former chief justice of Patna High Court
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He was born in 1949 at Jodhpur
in a family of Judges.
He took B.Sc. & LL.B. Degrees from Jodhpur University and enrolled with Bar council of Rajasthan
on . and started practice at Jodhpur. Shifted to Jaipur
in the year 1977 on formation of Jaipur Bench.
He practised in the High Court and dealt with all branches of Law; Constitutional, Civil, Company, Criminal, Taxation, Labour etc.
He Was Central Government Standing Counsel in charge of entire litigation of Union of India at Jaipur Bench from the year 1990 to 1992. Represented Rajasthan High Court
in important matters as Special Counsel. Argued many important cases on behalf of number of Government bodies, Semi-Government bodies, Public Authorities like the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, Rajasthan Text Book Board, Rajasthan Agricultural Marketing Board, Bharatpur Central Co-operative Bank, Rajasthan State Electricity Board, New India Assurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company, Kendriya Vidyalaya etc.
Was Member of Committee with Justice R.S. Kejriwal of Rajasthan High Court
to suggest amendments in Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 1950.
Took oath of office as Permanent Judge, Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur on and transferred to Bombay High Court
on January 31 1994 where he assumed office on . Life member of Indian Law Institute, N.Delhi. In February 2007 he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court as its senior-most judge.
In May 2008 he was promoted to Chief Justice of Bihar State.
On December 17, 2008 Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan swore-in Justice R M Lodha as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. With this he becomes one of the 24 judges in Republic of India's apex court.
Patna High Court
Patna High Court is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 3 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act, 1915. The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state.-History of Court:...
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He was born in 1949 at Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
in a family of Judges.
He took B.Sc. & LL.B. Degrees from Jodhpur University and enrolled with Bar council of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
on . and started practice at Jodhpur. Shifted to Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
in the year 1977 on formation of Jaipur Bench.
He practised in the High Court and dealt with all branches of Law; Constitutional, Civil, Company, Criminal, Taxation, Labour etc.
He Was Central Government Standing Counsel in charge of entire litigation of Union of India at Jaipur Bench from the year 1990 to 1992. Represented Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 21 June 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949.The seat of the court is at Jodhpur...
in important matters as Special Counsel. Argued many important cases on behalf of number of Government bodies, Semi-Government bodies, Public Authorities like the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, Rajasthan Text Book Board, Rajasthan Agricultural Marketing Board, Bharatpur Central Co-operative Bank, Rajasthan State Electricity Board, New India Assurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company, Kendriya Vidyalaya etc.
Was Member of Committee with Justice R.S. Kejriwal of Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 21 June 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949.The seat of the court is at Jodhpur...
to suggest amendments in Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 1950.
Took oath of office as Permanent Judge, Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur on and transferred to Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is the High Court of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
on January 31 1994 where he assumed office on . Life member of Indian Law Institute, N.Delhi. In February 2007 he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court as its senior-most judge.
In May 2008 he was promoted to Chief Justice of Bihar State.
On December 17, 2008 Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan swore-in Justice R M Lodha as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. With this he becomes one of the 24 judges in Republic of India's apex court.