A. K. Sarkar | |
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8th Chief Justice of India | |
In office 16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966 |
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Appointed by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Preceded by | P. B. Gajendragadkar |
Succeeded by | K. Subba Rao |
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 June 1901 |
Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar (Bengali: অমল কুমার সরকার) (born 29 June 1901, date of death unknown) was the eighth Chief Justice of India, from 16 March 1966 up to his retirement on 29 June 1966.
He studied at the prestigious Scottish Churches College, the Bangabasi College, and at the University Law College, all affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
He started his career by practising as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court at Kolkata. He became a judge at the Calcutta High Court on January 1949, and went on to practice till March 1957.