NEWS: Former SC Judge Justice SC Agarwal passes away

By Legal Wires 2 Minutes Read

The former Supreme Court judge, Justice SC Agarwal passed away aged 87

Born on September 5, 1933 in Jaipur, Justice Agrawal completed his schooling from Rajasthan and obtained his degree in law from Maharaja’s College, Rajasthan University in 1952. Later he pursued LLM from University College, London in 1957.

Also, he was enrolled as a pleader in the district court of Jaipur in 152 and subsequently, as a lawyer of Rajasthan High Court in 1955.

He was called to the Bar in England from the Middle Temple in 1957.

He was enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme Court in 1959 where he practiced until 1978.

Thereafter he was elevated to the Bench of Rajasthan High Court as an Additional Judge on June 15, 1978 and was made a permanent Judge of the High Court on June 14, 1980.

He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court on January 11, 1990 and demitted office on September 4, 1998.

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