P. K. Balasubramanyan | |
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19th Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court | |
In office 5 December 2001 –10 March 2003 | |
Preceded by | N. Y. Hanumanthappa |
Succeeded by | Sujit Barman Roy |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1942 |
P. K. Balasubramanyan (born 28 August 1942) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of India who held the office from August 2004 to August 2007. Prior to this,Balasubramanyan was the chief justice at High Court of Jharkhand. [1] [2] He writes regularly for Outlook Magazine . [3] He was appointed an independent arbitrator between Southern railways and a company called Cast Constructions P Ltd by Madras High Court to resolve a dispute. [4]
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