Former Supreme Court judge Justice SC Agrawal passes away

Former Supreme Court judge, Justice SC Agrawal passed away on Wednesday aged 87.

The mortal remains of the judge Agrawal is at his residence at Neeti Bagh and will be taken to Nigambodh Ghat electric crematorium where he will be cremated at 4 PM.

Born on September 5, 1933, Justice Agrawal enrolled as a pleader in district court of Jaipur in 152 and subsequently, as a lawyer of Rajasthan High Court in 1955.

He was called to the Bar in England from the Middle Temple in 1957 and enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme Court in 1959 where he practiced until 1978.

He was elevated to the Bench of Rajasthan High Court as an Additional Judge on June 15, 1978 and was made a permanent Judge of the High Court on June 14, 1980.

He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court on January 11, 1990 and demitted office on September 4, 1998.