Binod Kumar Roy

Binod Kumar Roy (26 December 1944 – 20 June 2019) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of three High Courts of India.

Binod Kumar Roy
Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court
In office 30 September 2005 – 26 December 2006
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by	Radha Krishna Patra
Succeeded by	Ajoy Nath Ray
Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
In office 21 May 2005 – 29 September 2005
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by	P. P. Naolekar
Succeeded by	B. Sudarshan Reddy
Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office 14 October 2002 – 21 February 2005
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by	G. S. Singhvi
Succeeded by	H. S. Bedi
Personal details
Born	(1944-12-26)26 December 1944
Died	20 June 2019(2019-06-20) (aged 74)

Career

Roy was born in 1944. He studied in Patna College and passed LL.B from Magadh University.^[1] He started his career in the Patna High Court as an advocate. Roy was elevated as a Judge of the Patna High Court on 31 October 1988. In April 1994 he was transferred to the Allahabad High Court. Roy became the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 14 October 2002.^[2] He was subsequently moved to the Gauhati High Court and served there as the Chief Justice. On 30 September 2005, Justice Roy became the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court after retirement of Justice Radha Krishna Patra.^[3] He retired as a judge on 27 December 2006. He died on 20 June 2019 after prolonged illness.^[4][5]