Ujjal Narayan Sinha

Ujjal Narayan Sinha
Chief Justice of Patna High Court
In office
5 September 1970 – 29 September 1972
Preceded bySatish Chandra Mishra
Succeeded byNand Lall Untwalia
Governor of Bihar
In office
21 January 1971 – 31 January 1971
Preceded byNityanand Kanungo
Succeeded byDev Kant Baruah

Ujjal Narayan Sinha was the Chief Justice of Patna High Court from 5 September 1970 to 29 September 1972. He was also the acting Governor of Bihar from 21 January to 31 January 1971.[1][2][3]

Sinha was commissioned to produce a report into the 1975 Chasnala mining disaster, the worst mining accident in Indian history. The report was submitted on 24 March 1977.[4]

References

  1. ^ "LIST OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICES Patna High court". Patna High Court. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Governors Bihar". Governor of Bihar. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 260–. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ Mishra, Law Kumar (17 March 2012). "A year in jail & fine for Chasnala accused". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.


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