JUSTICE AS OKA

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JUSTICE AS OKA

Date of Birth : 25-05-1960

Assumed Office : 31-08- 2021

Retires on: 25-05- 2025

No. of Judgements authored : 82

JUDGEMENTS:

Tarsem Lal v Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office

Enforcement Directorate’s power to arrest under PMLA after Special Court’s cognisance

State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish

State’s power to regulate industrial alcohol

High Court Bar Association Allahabad v The State of Uttar Pradesh

Validity of Automatic Vacation of Stay Orders

Mineral Area Development Authority v Steel Authority of India

Nature of royalty paid by mine leaseholders

C.B.I. v R.R. Kishore

Retrospective Immunity Against Arrest

Union of India v Union Carbide

Additional Compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims

Central Board Of Dawoodi Bohra Community v State Of Maharashtra

Excommunication Of Members From Dawoodi Bohra Community

Shilpa Sailesh v Varun Sreenivasan

Supreme Court’s Power To Directly Grant Divorce

Bar Council of India v Bonnie FOI Law College

Challenge to the All-India Bar Exams

Justice Abhay Sreenivas Oka, “a torchbearer of social change and administrative accountability” , is known for his steadfast dedication to justice ,profound legal expertise, and an enduring commitment to preserving the rule of law. Belonging to a legal background, Justice Oka, firstly planned to pursue engineering but dropped in the mid-way and joined the legal fraternity instead. After completing his B.Sc.. from Bombay University , he went on to complete his LLB from the same university.

His father ,Shri Shreeniwas W. Oka., being a renowned lawyer, Justice Oka started his practice from his father’s chambers and then joined the chambers of V.P. Tipnis the then Senior Counsel for the Union of India in 1985.

Justice Abhay S. Oka has had an illustrious career in the Indian judiciary, marked by his significant contributions to environmental protection, civil liberties, and human rights. Appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Bombay in 2003 and elevated to a Permanent Judge in 2005, his judicial journey has been defined by impactful decisions.

His tenure as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court from 2019 further cemented his reputation for integrity and progressive jurisprudence. In 2021, Justice Oka was elevated to the Supreme Court of India, where he continues to be the torchbearer of the rights of marginalized communities such as workers, sweepers, poor and the transgender communities.