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Surendra Kumar Sinha

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Surendra Kumar Sinha, commonly known as S. K. Sinha, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the controversy over the country Sixteenth Amendment verdict.

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Role
21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Bangladesh 2
Born
1951 2
Birth Date
1951-02-01 2
Birthplace
Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now Bangladesh) 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Field of Law
Human Rights Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Chief Justice 2
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Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
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Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
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2. Surendra Kumar Sinha - Wikipedia
  • Infobox: birth_place
    Sylhet, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
  • Infobox: office
    21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh
  • Member Of: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Career
    On 16 July 2009 he was appointed judge of the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
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Wikidata: Surendra Kumar Sinha
  • Wikidata Q18759051 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Surendra Kumar Sinha)
  • In Legal System: Law of Bangladesh, Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
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