Clifford Monmohan Agarwala
Chief Justice Clifford Monmohan Agarwala | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 9 January 1948 – 24 January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | Lord Mountbatten |
| Preceded by | Fazl Ali |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Ribton Meredith |
| Judge of Patna High Court | |
| In office July 1932 – 8 January 1948 Acting CJ : 15 October 1946 - 8 January 1948 | |
| Appointed by | George V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 1972 (aged 81–82) |
| Education | Aldenham School |
Clifford Monmohan Agarwala (1890 — 1972) was the 6th Chief Justice of Patna High Court and also former judge of the same High Court [1]
Career
Sir Agarwala was educated at Aldenham School. He was called to the Bar of Gray's Inn in 1911 and started practise since 1912 as a Barrister in Patna.[2] He was appointed a Judge of the Patna High Court in July 1932. He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of this High Court on 9 January 1948[3][4] before being elevated as permanent chief justice, he served as acting chief justice of Patna High Court for more than a year since retirement of the then chief justice Fazl Ali on 14 October 1946.[5] He resigned from the post of chief justice on 24 January 1950.[6]
References
- ↑ "Clifford Manmohan Agarwala". The Nehru Archive. 1890. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Gardner, Philip (2024-08-01). The Journals and Diaries of E M Forster Vol 2. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-24945-1.
- ↑ GROUP, SSGCP (2025-09-02). Bihar At The Glance 2025 (2518-N) (E-Book). Sam Samyik Ghatna Chakra.
- ↑ "LIST OF RETIRED CHIEF JUSICE". patnahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Press communique : Appointment of C. M. Agarwala as Patna CJ" (PDF).
- ↑ "Order appointing H. R. Meredith as Patna Chief Justice" (PDF).