Former Supreme Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal passed away on 7 May 2021 at the age of 70 in the Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. He was the judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court from 24 December 2012 to 12 February 2016. He was born on 13 February, 1951 and started his legal journey in the year 1975 in Ranchi.
He was elevated as a judge of the Patna High Court in 1996. Later, with the formation of State Jharkhand, he became a judge of the Jharkhand High Court in the year 2000. In 2010, He was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. He was elevated to the Supreme Court and served at the Apex court of the country.
Justice Eqbal, who was also associated with the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority, is the first Judge from the state of Jharkhand to be elevated as a Chief Justice of the High Court in the country. And, he retired in the year 2016.
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