Sukanta Kishore Ray (5 November 1918 – 23 December 2002) was an Indian politician and judge. He served as the Chief Justice of

Odisha High Court The Orissa High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Odisha. The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. It was difficult to administratively manage such a ...

. He was also the acting

Governor of Odisha The Governor of Odisha is the head of the Indian state of Odisha. The Governor (India), governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the States of India, state ...

. He was the 2nd Lokpal of Odisha from 17 August 1989 to 16 July 1992.

Personal life

He was born on 5 November 1918 in an aristocratic Karan family. His father Bira Kishore Ray was the first Chief Justice of the

Orissa High Court The Orissa High Court is the High Courts of India, High Court for the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Odisha. The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West ...

. Sukanta Kishore Ray died on 23 December 2002, at the age of 84.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Sukanta Kishore 1918 births 2002 deaths Chief justices of the Orissa High Court Governors of Odisha