Former Judge

Former Chief Justices, Orissa High Court

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kanhaiya Lal Issrani

  • Date of Birth 20-03-1933
  • Educational Qualification B.A., LL.B.
  • Date of Appointment 28-04-1994
Born at Sind (Pakistan) on 20-03-1933. Migrated to India after partition in 1947. After obtaining B.A. & LL.B. degrees, he joined the legal profession as a Pleader in 1960 practised along with his elder brother Senior Advocate Shri Uttamchand Issrani at Bhopal. He was enrolled as an Advocate in 1962 under the Advocates Act, 1961. In 1965 he shifted his place of practice to Jabalpur.

Mr. Justice Issrani has worked as Government Advocate, Railway Advocate & Legal Adviser of various Banks, Bharat Heavy Electricals, Union Carbide, Bhopal & various other Companies.

He was the president of Sindhi Samaj, Jabalpur continuously for 20 years. He remained Member of Press Club, Jabalpur. He served as the Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 28.7.1990 and Judge of Orissa High Court from 28.4.1994 - 20.3.1995.