About Orissa High Court

...... By Resolution dated August 19, 1942 the Law Department of Government of Orissa appointed a committee with Sri Bira Kishor Ray as Chairman, Narasingh Rao as members and Shri J.E. Meher as the Secretary. The conclusion of the report was that the creation of a separate High Court would round off the organisation of the Province and lead to more speedy and convenient administration of justice.

. .... On July 26, 1948 Orissa High Court with Shri Bira Kishore Ray as the Chief Justice and Shri B.Jagannadha Das, Shri L.Panigrahi and Shri R.L.Narasingham as Puisne Judges was inaugurated by H.J.Kania, the then Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India.