Hon'ble Dr. Justice B.R. Sarangi was
born on July 20, 1962 in village Pantikharisasan, Odagaon in the district of
Nayagarh in a respectable “Sarangi Family” as the youngest son of Late
Banchanidhi Sarangi, Ex-Financial Advisor belonging to Senior Class-I of Orissa
Finance Service Cadre of State of Odisha, and Late Sailabala Sarangi, a doting
house-wife.
Married to Mrs. Nirupama Sarangi, an out and
out housewife turned as an advocate of the Orissa High Court, whose ungrudging
moral, mental and physical support allowed him to have a smooth sailing in
professional life.
Blessed with two daughters; Dr. Debarchita, Assistant Professor in
Prosthodontics in the Institute of Dental Science, SUM Hospital,
Bhubaneswar and recipient of “Bharat Jyoti Award” for outstanding service,
achievement and contribution from Indian International Friendship Society, New
Delhi; and Debasmita, passed LL.B. (Hons.) with gold medal from M.S. Law
College, Cuttack after completion of Post Graduation in Applied Economics
under Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar being topper in the State in +2
Arts CHSE Exam, 2012 and recipient of “Bidya Bharati Samman, 2012” of Bharat
Prativa Samman from Jaya Bharat Trust.
Dr. Justice Sarangi passed H.S.C. Examination and studied in Commerce with
Hons. from B.J.B. College, Bhubaneswar. Acquired LL.B. & LL.M. from M.S.
Law College, Cuttack under Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar. Awarded
Ph. D in Law from Sambalpur University. Recipient of various prizes and awards
for academic achievements.
Joined the Bar in December, 1985 having regular practice in the High Court of
Orissa, Cuttack and Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and also a life member of
Orissa High Court Bar Association, Civil Court Bar Association, Criminal Court
Bar Association and Central Tribunal Bar Association, etc.
Most significant career move as a lawyer began with systematic and meticulous
training in almost all the branches of law in the chamber of esteemed Late
Gangadhar Rath, Former Senior Advocate-cum-Advocate General of Odisha, a
jurist, a scholar of high repute and was a great constitutional lawyer. He
acquired all steadiness, accuracy and clarity of thinking from his senior.
Has conducted cases specially in civil, criminal, constitutional, revenue, tax,
labour, service, mining, education, electricity, insurance, banking, telephone,
elections etc. He was an advocate, first and last, who fought all cases, big or
small with equal zeal and vigour. In course of his meteoric professional
career, he occupied an unique position. Endowed with integrity, honesty,
sincerity, ability, hardworking, prompt and meticulous reading with a powerful
mind, deep thinking and clear expression coupled with an understanding of human
nature, he lost no time in building of solid legal practice.
Has appeared for the Private Parties, Corporations, Government Undertakings, Banks, Insurance Companies, Managing Committees of Schools, Governing Bodies of Colleges, Lokpal of Odisha, Human Right Commission, Land Acquisition Officer, National Highway Authority, etc. independently before various Courts, Tribunals, High Court and Supreme Court. Appointed as Arbitrator, Advocate Commission and Amicus Curiae to assist the Court in many important matters.
For outstanding performance and high standard of professional ethics as a lawyer, conferred the "Haricharan Mukherjee Memorial Award" with Gold Medal for the year 2002 from the then Hon'ble Justice P.K. Balsubramanyam, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. He completed a long 27 years of practice at the Bar.
Actively participated with various philanthropic, social and religious organizations.
Participated
in various symposiums, seminars of State, National and International level with
special reference to public administration, habitat management, law and social
change.
He was elevated to the Bench and sworn as a Permanent Judge of Orissa High Court on June 20, 2013.
Appointed |
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Honorarily
to Research Board of Advisors of American Biographical Institute, USA, |
Fellow |
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Indian Council of Arbitrations, New
Delhi, |
Honorary Life Member |
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National
Ecology and Environment Foundation (NEEF), Mumbai |
Life Member |
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Indian
Law Institute, New Delhi, |
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Indian Society for International Law, New Delhi. |
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Indian Society of Criminology, Chennai. |
Executive Chairman |
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Odisha
State Legal Services Authority. |
Chairman |
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Orissa High
Court Legal Services Committee. |
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Advisory
Board constituted under the National Security Act. |
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Appellate
Authority constituted under the Water (PCP) Act, 1974 and Air (PCP) Act,
1981, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. |
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Judicial
Academy and Training Committee. |
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High Power
Committee for Legal Education of Utkal University. |
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High Court
Building Committee. |
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Subordinate
Court Building Committee. |
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Examination
Committee for recruitment of Officers in the cadre of the District Judge by
way of direct recruitment from Bar and through limited competitive
examination. |
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Assured
Career Progression Committe,. |
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Vacancy
Determination Committee. |
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Committee
constituted for Fixation of Inter se Seniority in the cadre of District
Judges and preparation of Civil List |
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Departmental
Promotion Committee for the staff of the High Court (other than Group-D) |
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Recruitment
Committee of the High Court constituted for recruitment to the post of
Assistant Section Officer and all other posts (except for which other
committees are constituted) |
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Court
Manager Recruitment Committee |
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Monitoring
Committee for timely completion of the Projects and to facilitate proper
coordination between the officials of the district level and decision making
authority of the State Government |
Member |
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High
Court Standing Committee |
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Review
Committee |
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Vigilance
and Disciplinary Committee |
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Rules
Committee |
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Juvenile
Justice Committee |
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Committee
to Monitor and Regulate the Progress of cases under the POSCO Act |
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Executive
Body of National Law University, Odisha being the Chancellor’s nominee. |
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Examiner
appointed by the Bar Council of Odisha to evaluate and frame question for
LL.B. Examination for Utkal University. |