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Hon'ble Justice (Retd.) Ananda Prakash Sen | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 17 July 1978 – 19 September 1988 | |
| Nominated by | Y. V. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 7th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 28 February 1978 – 16 July 1978 | |
| Nominated by | M. H. Beg |
| Appointed by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Preceded by | Shivdayal Shrivastava |
| Succeeded by | G. P. Singh |
| Judge of Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office 29 June 1976 – 28 February 1978 | |
| Nominated by | A. N. Ray |
| Appointed by | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
Acting Chief Justice | |
| In office 28 December 1977 – 28 February 1978 | |
| Appointed by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Preceded by | Vedpal Tyagi |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 7 November 1967 – 28 June 1976 | |
| Nominated by | K. N. Wanchoo |
| Appointed by | Zakir Husain |
| 2nd Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1 June 1966 – 7 November 1967 | |
| Appointed by | K. Chengalaraya Reddy |
| Preceded by | M. Adhikari |
| Succeeded by | K. K. Chitale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1923 |
| Died | Not known |
Ananda Prakash Sen (born 20 September 1923, date of death unknown), often known as A. P. Sen, was a judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1]
Career
[edit]Sen came from a lawyers' family of Madhya Pradesh.[1] He passed from Science College and Law College, Nagpur and started practice in the district court in June 1945. With the creation of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, he shifted to Jabalpur in 1956 and practised for 21 years in constitutional, civil and taxation matters. He became the advocate general of Madhya Pradesh on 1 June 1966 and remained as such till his elevation to bench.[2]
On 7 November 1967 he was elevated as additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and became the permanent judge in July 1968. During the period of the Emergency he was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court on 29 June 1976.[3] On 28 December 1977, appointed as acting chief justice of Rajasthan High Court[1] due to retirement of the then chief justice Vedpal Tyagi and served as such till his elevation on 28 February 1978 as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.[4]
Sen became the judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17 July 1978 and retired in September 1988 from his judgeship.[5] Sen refused a farewell function at the time of his retirement, becoming the first Indian justice in the history of the Supreme Court to do so.[6] Sen is deceased.[7][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Justice A.P. Sen | Supreme Court of India | India". www.sci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Former AGs of Madhya Pradesh".
- ↑ "Rajasthan High Court". hcraj.nic.in. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Judge's Profile | High Court of Madhya Pradesh". mphc.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Former Judges". Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ Bagriya, Ashok (9 May 2018). "Justice Chelameswar declines SC bar body invitation for his farewell". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Supreme Court Reports, January/February 2012" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "The Supreme Court of India: Annual Report 2005–2006" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. pp. Justice P. P. Naolekar. Retrieved 26 August 2022.