Daya Saran Sinha | |
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 Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.S. Sinha with Shri Narendra Modi (The then Chief Minister of Gujarat) | |
| 18th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court | |
| In office 17 March 2002 – 18 March 2003 | |
| Nominated by | Bhupinder Nath Kirpal |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | D. M. Dharmadhikari |
| Succeeded by | Bhawani Singh |
| Judge of the Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 17 March 1986 – 17 March 2002 | |
| Nominated by | Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati |
| Appointed by | Zail Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1941 Lakhimpur Kheri |
| Died | 23 October 2023 (aged 82) Max Hospital,Saket, New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Dr. Shakuntala Sinha |
| Children | Sarika Sinha & Mrs. Neeharika Sinha Narayana |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Source: [1] | |
Daya Saran Sinha (18 March, 1941 — 23 October, 2023) was an Indian Judge and 18th Former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and the former as well as First Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission which was constituted on 12th September, 2006.
Sinha was born in 1941. He graduated in Arts and Law from the University of Allahabad in 1959. After passing Law he started practice in the Allahabad High Court and Supreme Court of India on Civil, Company, Tax and Constitutional matters.[1][2] He worked as Member of Allahabad High Court Legal Aid, Standing Counsel and Additional Chief Standing Counsel of State of Uttar Pradesh. Sinha appeared as a Senior Counsel of the Eastern Railways and many statutory bodies of Uttar Pradesh Government. He became the Judge of Allahabad High Court in 1986. He also received a degree of D.Litt. ( Doctor of Literature ). On 17 March 2002 he was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.[3] In his tenure Justice Sinha served as the First Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission from 2006 to 2011.[4][5] He retired on 18 March 2003 as the Chief Justice.
He was also a freemason of the Grand Lodge of India and had the ranks of past deputy grand master and past deputy regional grandmaster.
On 23rd of October 2023, Justice Sinha took his last breath at Max Hospital Saket, New Delhi at 8:15am. He had a severe Bacterial infection which caused sepsis, respiratory and heart failure. His body was brought back to Allahabad at his residence for cremation and the last rites were performed on 24th of October 2023 in the afternoon by his elder grandson.