Subodh Markandeya
| Subodh Markandeya | |
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| सुबोध मार्कण्डेय | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1937 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Chitra Markandeya |
| Children |
2 daughters 1 son |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Occupation |
Senior Advocate (वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता) Author (लेखक),Judicial activist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://www.subodhmarkandeya.com/ |
2 daughters
Senior Advocate (वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता)
Subodh Markandeya (सुबोध मार्कण्डेय) is a senior Indian lawyer, author and judicial activist. He primarily practices at the Supreme Court of India, but also appears in various High Courts. He has served as the standing counsel for Government of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), State of Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Financial Corporation (UPFC), Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (U.P.S.E.B.), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and numerous Developmental Authorities. He was appointed 'amicus curiae' (friend of the court) by the Supreme Court in the 'Tihar Jail Enquiry' (1982–85).
Subodh Markandeya is the third of seven surviving children of Vidya, a home maker and Ram Prasad Markandeya, an industrial chemist. He spent his early childhood in an industrial complex near Sri Lingampally, 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Hyderabad, now part of Telangana State. When Markandeya was three years old, his father moved to Jamnagar (the former Princely State of Nawanagar).
At Jamnagar Markandeya was educated at the Vibhaji English School and Nawanagar High School. In 1950 when his father again shifted to Sri Lingampally, Markandeya studied in the Government City College, Hyderabad up to Intermediate, took his B.Sc. degree from the Nizam’s College in 1956 and LL.B. from City Centre of Osmania University Law College (OULC) in 1959. He obtained his master's degree in law in Constitutional & International Law from the Campus Centre of OULC in 1963. In college, he actively participated in theatre and won commendation for his elocution on the subject of "World Without War" sponsored by the United States Information Service (USIS).
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