B. N. Agrawal

Justice
Biswanath Agrawal
17th Chief justice of Odisha High Court
In office
18 November 1999 – 18 October 2000
Preceded bySailendu Nath Phukan
Succeeded byN. Y. Hanumanthappa
Personal details
Born(1944-10-15)15 October 1944

Biswanath N. Agrawal (born 15 October 1944) is a former judge at Supreme Court of India. He started as a judge at Patna High Court in November 1986. Later, he was promoted as the Chief Justice at Orissa High Court in November 1999. He got to the Supreme Court of India as a judge on October 19, 2000 and retired in 2009.[1][2] He opposed National Judicial Commission legislation in 2014 that could move judges from one state to other. He said:[3]

“If Judiciary is finished, democracy will be finished. This bill (National Judicial Appointments Commission) affects the independence of the judiciary, there is no doubt about it. The way Governors are being transferred to Mizoram, the Chief Justices and judges of the HCs will be transferred to newly created HCs in North East. No judge will be able to pass strong orders."

  1. ^ Venkatesan, J. (2009-10-15). "Justice B.N. Agrawal retires". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ Bench, Bar & (15 October 2009). "Supreme Court Justice BN Agrawal turns 65 retires". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ Singh, Ajmer. "Judges could meet the same fate as Governors: Justice BN Agrawal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-04-05.