Sir Charles Sargent (1821 – 21 June 1900) was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

Early life

Sargent completed his education at

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where he took his M.A. and achieved the distinction of being Fifth Wrangler. He was called to the Bar at

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in 1848.

Career

Before coming to

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Sargent was a member of Supreme Council of Justice of the

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and also its Chief Justice for six years. He joined in the

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in 1866 as Puisne Judge and after the retirement of

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he became the Chief Justice in 1882. His judgments were generally short, lucid and free from political or racial bias. He served there up to 1895.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sargent, Charles 1821 births 1900 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Chief justices of the Bombay High Court British India judges 19th-century English judges