Debi Singh Tewatia ( 30 June 1930 - November, 2017) was a Chief justice of Calcutta High Court and former Advocate General of Punjab and Haryana.

Career

Tewatia was born in the village of Kondal, Haryana. After completion of study from Lincoln's Inn he started his lawyer career at Gurgaon district Court in 1955.[1] After two years, he shifted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court and was elected as the secretary of the High Court Bar Association in 1965. He was appointed Advocate General of Haryana in 1969. Tewatia was elevated to the Bench of the same High Court in February, 1970. He became the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1987 from where he resigned in 1989.[2][3] After resignation, he practiced in the Supreme Court of India.[1] He died in December 2017.[4]

Books

  • Debi Singh Tewatia (2011). A Journey Less Travelled. Universal Law Publishing Company. ISBN 978-93-5035-046-1.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Justice Devi Singh Tewatia". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Chief Justices". Calcutta High Court. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "For CJ Tewatia, principles outweighed position". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Punjab and Haryana High Court condoles demise of former Chief Justice Debi Singh Tewatia". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Debi Singh Tewatia (2011). A Journey Less Travelled. ISBN 9789350350461. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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