Radha Krishna Patra

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Radha Krishna Patra
2nd Chairman of Odisha Human Rights Commission
In office
2 January 2008 – 23 November 2012
Appointed byM. C. Bhandare
Preceded byD. P. Mohapatra
Succeeded byBimala Prasad Das
9th Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
In office
9 July 2003 – 23 November 2004
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Judge of Orissa High Court
In office
22 June 1992 – 8 July 2003
Nominated byM. H. Kania
Appointed byR. Venkataraman
Acting Chief Justice
In office
25 September 2001 – 4 December 2001
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byN. Y. Hanumanthappa
Succeeded byP. K. Balasubramanyan
In office
19 October 2000 – 16 February 2001
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded byBiswanath Agrawal
Succeeded byN. Y. Hanumanthappa
In office
21 September 1999 – 17 November 1999
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Preceded by
Succeeded byBiswanath Agrawal
Personal details
Born(1942-11-24)24 November 1942
Died28 January 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 72)
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
EducationLL.B

Radha Krishna Patra (24 November 1942—28 January 2015) was an Indian judge who had served as 9th Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court and judge of the Orissa High Court.

Career

Patra was enrolled as an advocate in 1966 and started practice in the Orissa High Court on Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Constitutional and Taxation matters. He served as Standing Counsel in Orissa High Court since 1974. Patra worked there as a Government advocate.

On 22 June 1992 he was appointed an Additional Judge of Orissa High Court and was made permanent on 16 September 1994. In Orissa High Court he served as acting chief justice on three different occasions in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court on 9 July 2003 and retired on 23 November 2004. After the retirement Justice Patra was appointed the Chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission. He led the Commission of Enquiry for the multi crore chit fund scam in the state of Odisha.

References

  1. ↑ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Radha Krishna Patra | High Court of Sikkim". hcs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Former Judge | Orissa High Court, Cuttack". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Read more on Smt. Satyabhama Padhi Vs. Collector-Cum-District Magistrate and Others on 05 October, 1999 - Legitquest. Find Court Judgments and Legal Cases in India". www.legitquest.com. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Read more on Kamala Tiria Vs. State of Orissa on 08 November, 2000 - Legitquest. Find Court Judgments and Legal Cases in India". www.legitquest.com. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Judgement mentioning R. K. Patra as ACJ".
  6. ↑ "FormerChiefJustice | High Court of Sikkim". hcs.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Odisha Human Rights Commission| Incumbency Chart". ohrc.nic.in. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  8. ↑ "Justice Patra, Probing Ponzi Scam, Dead". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-12.