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.
Appointed honorarily to
Research Board of Advisors of American Biographical Institute, USA, Fellow of Indian Council of
Arbitrations, New Delhi, Life Member
of Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, Life
Member of Indian Society for International Law, New Delhi. Honorarily Life Member of National
Ecology and Environment Foundation (NEEF), Mumbai and Life Member of Indian Society of Criminology, Chennai.
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 permanent Judge of Orissa High Court on June 20, 2013.