Arthur Trevor Harries

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Sir Arthur Trevor Harries (13 June 1892 — 1 July 1959)[1] was a British Indian Judge of High Courts of India. He was the Chief Justice of Patna, Lahore and Calcutta High Court.

Career[]

In 1934, Harries became the puisne judge of Allahabad High Court. He served their four years and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in 1938.[2] He was knighted in 1939.[1]

Upon the retirement of Sir Douglas Young, he became the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court in 1942.[3] In 1946, Harries was transferred to Kolkata and became the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court after Sir Harold Derbyshire.[4] He retired from the post in 1952.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Harries, Sir Arthur Trevor". Who Was Who. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U238273.
  2. ^ "List of Former Hon'ble Judges". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "No. 35734". The London Gazette. 6 October 1942. p. 4355.
  4. ^ Abhinav Chandrachud (28 May 2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. ISBN 9780199089482. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ Sushil Chaudhury (13 September 2016). Trade, Politics and Society: The Indian Milieu in the Early Modern Era. ISBN 9781351997270. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Bengal
1942–1952 		Succeeded by
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