Vidyadhar Govind Oak

Vidyadhar Govind Oak, I.C.S.,^[1] (born 18 May 1909,, date of death not known) was an Indian bureaucrat and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

Vidyadhar Govind Oak
Born	(1909-05-18) May 18, 1909 (age 116)
Died	Date not known
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater	University of Allahabad
Occupation	Judge
Years active	1931-1971

Career

Oak studied in Maharaja College, Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, Ujjain and Holkar College of Indore. He graduated in Law from the Allahabad University and joined the Indian Civil Service on 12 October 1931. Initially Oak served as Assistant Collector and Joint Magistrate under the Uttar Pradesh Government in British India for five years and thereafter became District Judge. In 1954 he was the District Judge of Allahabad.^[2] He also worked as Judicial Commissioner of Ajmer for few months. In 1955 he was appointed Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court.^[3] Justice Oak was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice on 4 June 1967. He retired from the judgeship in 1971.^[4]

Legacy

The Astronomical Society of India gives the Justice V.G. Oak Award to Indian researchers for outstanding thesis in Astronomy.^[5]