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{{Short description|Indian jurist (1933-2012)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amiya Kumari Padhi
| honorific_prefix = '''Hon'ble Justice'''
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Judge]] [[Odisha High Court]]
| term_start = 18 April 1988
| term_end = 14 September 1995
| appointer =
| predecessor =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Ravenshaw College]]
| birth_date = {{birth date |1933|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dhenkenal
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|4|30|1933|9|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Cuttack]]
| citizenship = Indian
| parents = Justice J.K Mishra (father)
| website = {{URL|http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp|Odisha High Court Judges}}
}}

'''Amiya Kumari Padhi''' (15 September 1933–30 April 2012) was an eminent Indian jurist and the first woman to serve as a judge of the [[Odisha High Court]]. She was also the Odisha High Court representative under the Indian [[National Security Act (India)|National Security Act]].<ref name="The New Indian Express">{{cite web|title=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2012/may/01/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead-363798.html|access-date=2016-11-09}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Padhi was born in [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenekanal]], [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] on September 15, 1933. She completed her matriculation in [[Sambalpur]] and graduated from [[Ravenshaw College]] in 1953. Padhi studied law and enrolled at the Bar in 1964. On April 18, 1988, she was elevated to judge of the Orissa High Court and retired from that position on September 14, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp|title=Odisha High Court Judges|date=|accessdate=2016-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044157/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp|archive-date=14 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Padhi was the only woman judge to serve at the Orissa High Court until the appointment of [[Sanju Panda]] in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/second-lady-judge-for-orissa-hc/article1803488.ece|title=Second lady judge for Orissa HC|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 February 2007|accessdate=10 November 2016 }}</ref> There has been a demand for 50% women reservation in Odisha judiciary as against just 4.5 per cent women representation in the court.<ref>{{cite web| title=50% reservation for women as judges sought | website=The Pioneer | date=14 November 2015 | url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/state-editions/50-reservation-for-women-as-judges-sought.html | access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>

==Family==
Padhi was the daughter of late Justice JK Mishra and the niece of the former Chief Justice and Governor of Odisha, [[Gati Krushna Mishra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://incredibleorissa.com/justice-amiya-kumari-padhi-first-woman-judge-odisha-high-court/|title=Justice Amiya Kumari Padhi First Woman Judge of Odisha High Court|date=16 September 2016|publisher=Incredible Odisha|accessdate=10 November 2016 |language=}}</ref>

She married Shyam Sundar Padhi, a three-term (1979 to 1987) [[Director General of Police]] of Odisha, who survived her. He died on January 31, 2015, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/01/31/former-odisha-dgp-shyam-ssundar-padhi-no/|title=Former Odisha DGP Shyam Sundar Padhi is no more|publisher=Odisha Sun Times|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=10 November 2016|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235302/http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/01/31/former-odisha-dgp-shyam-ssundar-padhi-no/|archive-date=10 November 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Together, they had two daughters and a son.<ref name="Money Control Report">{{cite web|title=Money Control Report|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/first-woman-judgeorissa-hc-passes-away_698769.html|accessdate=2016-11-10}}</ref>

==Death==
Padhi died at the family residence on Bhaskosh Lane in [[Cuttack]] after prolonged ailment on April 30, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://odishatv.in/odisha/first-woman-judge-of-hc-passes-away-25691/|title=Odisha TV News Report|date= |accessdate=2016-11-09}}</ref> Her mortal remains were consigned to flames at Satichoura crematorium.<ref name = "Money Control Report"/>

In honor of Padhi's career and service to the judiciary of the state, all legal proceedings and office work at Odisha High Court was suspended after the news of her death was made public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120503/jsp/odisha/story_15442452.jsp#.WCSgWC196os |title=Partial end to bar strike |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522024159/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120503/jsp/odisha/story_15442452.jsp |archive-date=2012-05-22}}</ref>

==Memberships==
Padhi served on the Board formed under the Indian National Security Act at the Odisha High Court. She was also a member of the Ethical Committee of the [[Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>

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[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:People from Dhenkanal]]
[[Category:Women educators from Odisha]]
[[Category:Educators from Odisha]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women judges]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:Judges of the Orissa High Court]]

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