Vallabhdas Aidan Mohta
Vallabhdas Aidan Mohta (26 April 1933 – 3 July 2018) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.[1]
Career[]
Mohta was in 1933 at Akola. He studied in New English High School, Akola and passed from DAV College, Kanpur. He completed his LL.B. from Nagpur. Beside legal practise he involved with lot of social welfare works. Mohta wrote an autobiographical book named Time and Chance.[2] He became the founder president of Radhadevi Goenka Mahila Mahavidyalaya. In 1974, Mohta was elected as Vice Chairman of the Bar Council of Maharashtra. On 27 April 1979 he was appointed as a Judge of the Bombay High Court and on 28 September 1994 Mohta was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.[3] During his tenure of judgeship he recommended the name of Justice Dipak Mishra, Hon'ble Chief Justice of India.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Odisha History | Chief Justice". www.odishahistory.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Mohta, V. A. (2019-09-05). Time and Chance.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice | Orissa High Court, Cuttack". orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice Of Orissa HC V A Mohta No More". Odisha Bytes. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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- 2018 deaths
- Judges of the Bombay High Court
- Chief Justices of the Orissa High Court
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- People from Akola district
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