Former Lok Pal of Odisha and Justice of Orissa High Court
NAME – Krishna Prasad Mohapatra
PROFESSION– Advocate
BORN – 12th April 1928
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CHILDREN – 3 sons
EDUCATION – Primary education from Bargarh and Sambalpur and College education from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack and LLB. from Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack.
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Krishna Prasad Mohapatra was the former third Lok Pal of Odisha and Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
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UPBRINGING & EDUCATION – Krishna Prasad Mohapatra hails from Odisha. He did his schooling from Bargarh and Sambalpur and College education from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, and LLB. from Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack. He passed away due to age related illness in December 2008.
WALK OF LIFE AS JURIST– Krishna Prasad Mohapatra practiced at Odisha court. He was in Odisha Judicial Service in the year 1955. From 1979 to 1983 he was the law secretary of Odisha. In June 1983 he was served as the District and Sessions Judge. And in the year 1984, he served as a judge in Orissa high court till 1990. Krishna Prasad Mohapatra was also the third Lokpal of Odisha from the year 1997 to 2002.
CARREER TIMELINE –
July 1955- Odisha Judicial Service
1979 to 1983- Law Secretary to Government of Orissa.
1984 to 1990- Judge of Orissa High Court
1997 to 2002- Lok Pal of Orissa
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