Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali (20 December 1920 – 20 August 1985) judge of the Supreme Court of India[1][2] and Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.[3]
Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1920 |
| Died | 20 August 1985 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Mrs. Bahar Murtaza Ali |
| Parent | Fazal Ali (father) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University, Patna University |
Early life
editHe was born in an aristocratic Shia Muslim family to Khan Bahadur Sir Sayyid Fazal Ali, the Governor of Assam and Odisha. He received his primary education in St. Joseph convent, Patna (Bihar) and passed Matriculation in 1936 and B.A.(Hons.) in English in 1940.[4] He attended the I.C.S. Coaching Classes of the Aligarh University from 1942 to 1943. He passed B.L. (Bachelor of Laws) From Patna University in First Division. He was enrolled as Advocate on 8 November 1944 and practised on Civil, Criminal, Original and Constitutional sides of the High Court as also in the Subordinate Courts. He was also on the panel of State Lawyers. He was appointed Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 9 April 1958 and Chief Justice of the said High Court in December 1967. He was Chairman of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in the year 1971, Vice-Chairman of the Amar Singh Club, Srinagar, a Member of the Nehru Award Jury from February 1972 to February 1975. He was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 2 April 1975.[4] He died on 20 August 1985 while a sitting judge of the Supreme Court and lies buried near Dargah Shah-i-Mardan in the Jorbagh Karbala complex, Delhi.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Former Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Murtaza Fazal Ali". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Home" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Former Chief Justices & Judges". jkhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Supreme Court of India - Former Judges". 164.100.107.37. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Smith, R. v (13 September 2013). "Buried in history". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.