->Citation bot at 04:58, 28 March 2021

2021-03-28T04:58:06Z

New page

{{short description|Indian judge}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}

{{for|the Indian cricketer|Amitava Roy (cricketer)}}
{{citation style|date=May 2013}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox Judge
|honorific-prefix = Hon'ble Justice
|birth_name = Amitava Roy
|image =
|office = [[Judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]]
|term_start = 27 February 2015
|term_end = 1 March 2018
|office2 = Chief Justice of [[Odisha High Court]]
|term_start2 = 6 August 2014
|term_end2 = 27 February 2015
|predecessor2 = [[Adarsh Kumar Goel]]
|successor2 =
|office3 = Chief Justice of [[Rajasthan High Court]]
|term_start3 = 2 January 2013
|term_end3 = 5 August 2014
|predecessor3 = [[Arun Kumar Mishra]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]], India
|nationality = Indian
|citizenship = [[India]]n
|alma_mater = [[Dibrugarh University]], [[Dibrugarh]]
|website = {{URL|http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/judges.htm|Supreme Court of India}}
}}

'''Amitava Roy''' (born 1 March 1953{{cn|date=June 2020}}) is the retired judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and former Chief Justice of the [[Odisha High Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjohc.asp |title=Website Orissa High Court |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525005614/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjohc.asp |archive-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Rajasthan High Court]]. He is also a [[puisne judge]] of the [[Gauhati High Court]].<ref>[http://ghconline.gov.in/profile.html Website High Court]</ref><ref>[http://assamgovt.nic.in/judiciary.asp Assam Gov Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114122136/http://assamgovt.nic.in/judiciary.asp |date=14 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nefcollege.org/Law%20College/Journal_Law.html Website NEF Law College] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100122/http://www.nefcollege.org/Law%20College/Journal_Law.html |date=15 October 2013 }}</ref>

==Elevation==
Elevated as the Judge of the High Court on 4 February 2002. He was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of [[Rajasthan High Court]] on 2 January 2013 by [[Margaret Alva]] The Governor of Rajasthan.
Took oath as Supreme Court Judge, in February 2015.

==Notable Judgements==
===National Anthem===
A judgement of a two judge [[Bench (law)|bench]] of the Supreme Court of India, which included Roy and [[Dipak Misra]], made it compulsory for cinema halls across India to play the National Anthem of India before the screening of any film, and mandated that the audience stand while the National Anthem was played. The verdict has been widely criticized for being an assault on [[civil liberties]] and [[individual rights]] in India.<ref name="Wire December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/83910/the-national-anthem-and-the-supreme-courts-popcorn-nationalism/ |title=The National Anthem and the Supreme Court's Popcorn Nationalism|work=The Wire|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Quint December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/12/03/supreme-court-national-anthem-order-offends-principles-it-wants-to-uphold-nationalism-patriotism-flag-constitution |title=SC's National Anthem Order Offends Principles It Wants To Uphold |work=The Quint|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Newsweek December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/why-are-judges-wasting-time-national-anthem-527654 |title=WHY ARE INDIA JUDGES WASTING TIME ON THE NATIONAL ANTHEM? |work=Newsweek|date=4 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/national-anthem-in-cinema-halls-supreme-court-may-have-gone-way-too-far-this-time/story-IivO9uDNv5qpjCdH3dxc8K.html |title=National anthem in cinema halls: Supreme Court may have gone way too far this time |work=Hindustan Times|date=4 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Pioneer December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/strange-verdict-that-must-be-reversed.html |title=STRANGE VERDICT THAT MUST BE REVERSED |work=The Pioneer|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-order-on-anthem-should-not-be-confirmed-soli-sorabjee-stand-before-movie-4405937/|title=Activism going haywire, SC order on anthem should not be confirmed: Soli Sorabjee |work=Indian Express|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express Mehta December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-anthem-cinema-halls-supreme-court-order-unconstitutional-patriotism-4407560/|title=Unconstitutional patriotism: Order on national anthem shows what is wrong with the Court |work=Indian Express|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT Mander December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/sc-order-on-national-anthem-in-cinema-halls-mirrors-aggressive-hyper-nationalism/story-vL1QM3xibtppLQW7c08tGI.html|title=SC order on national anthem in cinema halls mirrors aggressive hyper-nationalism |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Alok Prasanna December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-courts-national-anthem-order-mocks-judicial-process-constitution-3134204.html|title=Supreme Court's National Anthem order mocks judicial process, Constitution |work=Firstpost|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Wire Liang December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/83606/jana-gana-mana-dangers-passing-sentiment-law/|title=Jana Gana Mana and the Danger of Passing Sentiment as Law |work=The Wire|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Ritwika 1 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-courts-national-anthem-order-the-seven-commandments-of-constitutional-patriotism-3134412.html|title=SC's National Anthem order: The seven commandments of 'constitutional patriotism' |work=Firstpost|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>{{efn|A report in ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated that: {{Quote|[The] ruling inspired sardonic commentary on social media. One person on Twitter recommended that pirated internet torrents should now come with a “national anthem file attached,” and another wrote that food vendors in cinemas should exclaim “Bharat Mata ki jai,” or “Hail Mother India,” when serving popcorn.<ref name="NYT December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/world/asia/india-cinemas-national-anthem.html|title=Indian Cinemas Must Play the National Anthem, Supreme Court Rules |work=The New York Times|date=30 November 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>}}}} It was pointed out that the ruling contravened an earlier judgement of the Indian Supreme Court in which children in India claiming religious allegiance to [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] were permitted to refrain from singing the National Anthem during school assemblies in accordance with their religious rights.<ref name="HT December 2016"/><ref name="Indian Express December 2016"/><ref name="The Wire Liang December 2016"/><ref name="TOI 5 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/judicial-authoritarianism-supreme-courts-order-on-national-anthem-dilutes-constitutional-freedoms-and-must-be-reviewed/|title=Judicial authoritarianism: Supreme Court's order on national anthem dilutes constitutional freedoms and must be reviewed |work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

Following this order, Indian police has started arresting moviegoers who fail to stand when the National Anthem is played in cinema halls in India.<ref name="NYT Hari December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/world/asia/indian-police-arrest-moviegoer-for-failing-to-rise-for-anthem.html|title=Indian Police Arrest 12 Moviegoers Accused of Sitting During Anthem|work=The New York Times|date=12 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="LAT Shashank December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-india-national-anthem-20161214-story.html|title=In India, 19 moviegoers arrested for failing to stand when national anthem played before film|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="IE Shaju December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-anthem-12-held-in-kerala-8-beaten-in-tamil-nadu-4424210/|title=National anthem: 12 detained in Kerala, 8 beaten in Tamil Nadu|work=Indian Express|date=13 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT Thiruvanthapuram 12 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/6-detained-for-not-standing-up-during-national-anthem-at-kerala-film-festival/story-s1c3n1EcXX2aLykzF7sCXK.html|title=6 detained for not standing up during national anthem at Kerala film festival|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian Safi December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/13/moviegoers-arrested-refusing-stand-for-national-indian-anthem-kerala-india|title=Filmgoers arrested for refusing to stand for India's national anthem|work=The Guardian|date=13 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Independent December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-cinema-filmgoers-arrested-refuse-standing-up-national-anthem-kerala-capital-a7474521.html|title=Indian filmgoers arrested for refusing to stand during national anthem|work=The Independent|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="WaPo Hawkins December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/14/this-is-what-happens-when-people-in-india-refuse-to-stand-for-their-national-anthem|title=This is what happens when people in India refuse to stand for their national anthem|work=The Washington Post|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> It has been clarified that foreigners in India are not exempt from the new law.<ref name="WaPo Hawkins December 2016"/>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://hcraj.nic.in/judgebiodata/amitavaroy-cj.htm Profile], Rajasthan High Court

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Amitava}}
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of India]]
[[Category:Chief Justices of the Rajasthan High Court]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:Chief Justices of the Orissa High Court]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]

Amitava Roy - Revision history

->Citation bot at 04:58, 28 March 2021