By Srinjoy Das
The Calcutta High Court on Monday bid farewell to Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash in a full-court reference.
Justice Dash graduated in Law from Madhu Sudan Law College, Cuttack in the year, in 1985. Obtained Degree of LL.M. as a Non-collegiate candidate in Utkal University.
He enrolled as an Advocate in 1986 and joined the service in the Cadre of Orissa Superior Judicial Service (Senior Branch) as a Direct Recruit on 16.02.1999. He worked as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Sambalpur, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Deogarh, Special Judge (Vigilance), Sambalpur, District & Sessions Judge, Keonjhar, District & Sessions Judge, Berhampur, Chairman, Orissa Sales Tax Tribunal, Cuttack and Registrar (Administration) of Orissa High Court, Cuttack.
Justice Dash was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court on 07.10.2009 and transferred and Appointed as a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta with effect from 20th June 2022.
He was also at the centre of controversy when he was part of a bench which delivered a judgement containing certain codes of conduct for adolescent girls to ‘control their sexual urges.’ The judgement was taken up by the Supreme Court which took severe exception to the remarks.
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