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{{Short description|Indian judge (1944–2019)}}<br />
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| name = Binod Kumar Roy<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|12|26|df=y}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|06|20|1944|12|26|df=y}}<br />
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| office = Chief Justice of the [[Sikkim High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 30 September 2005<br />
| term_end = 26 December 2006<br />
| appointer = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Radha Krishna Patra]]<br />
| successor = [[Ajoy Nath Ray]]<br />
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| office1 = Chief Justice of the [[Gauhati High Court]]<br />
| term_start1 = 21 May 2005<br />
| term_end1 = 29 September 2005<br />
| appointer1 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[P. P. Naolekar]]<br />
| successor1 = [[B. Sudarshan Reddy]]<br />
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| office2 = [[Punjab and Haryana High Court#List of chief justices|Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court]]<br />
| term_start2 = 14 October 2002<br />
| term_end2 = 21 February 2005<br />
| appointer2 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[G. S. Singhvi]]<br />
| successor2 = [[H. S. Bedi]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Binod Kumar Roy''' (26 December 1944 – 20 June 2019) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of three [[High courts of India|High Courts of India]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Roy was born in 1944. He studied in [[Patna College]] and passed [[LL.B]] from [[Magadh University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Binod Kumar Roy|url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/Judges/ex-judges/binodkumarroy.htm|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 October 2002|title=Binod Kumar Roy takes oath as state's chief justice|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/binod-kumar-roy-takes-oath-as-states-chief-justice/articleshow/25148946.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Chief Justice {{!}} High Court of Sikkim|url=https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/formerchiefjustice#collapseFive|access-date=2021-08-11|website=hcs.gov.in}}</ref> He retired as a judge on 27 December 2006. He died on 20 June 2019 after prolonged illness.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-06-20|title=Renowned jurist dies in Patna|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-jurist-dies-in-patna-119062000809_1.html|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Renowned jurist dies in Patna |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-jurist-dies-in-patna-119062000809_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506082235/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-jurist-dies-in-patna-119062000809_1.html |archive-date=2025-05-06 |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1944 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Judges of the Patna High Court]]<br />
[[Category:Judges of the Allahabad High Court]]<br />
[[Category:Chief justices of the Punjab and Haryana High Court]]<br />
[[Category:Chief justices of the Gauhati High Court]]<br />
[[Category:Chief justices of the Sikkim High Court]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]<br />
[[Category:Magadh University alumni]]<br />
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