Charles Sargent (judge)

Sir Charles Sargent (1821 – 21 June 1900) was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

Early life

Sargent completed his education at Trinity College, Cambridge where he took his M.A. and achieved the distinction of being Fifth Wrangler. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1848.[1]

Career

Before coming to India Sargent was a member of Supreme Council of Justice of the Ionian Islands and also its Chief Justice for six years.[2][3] He joined in the Bombay High Court in 1866 as Puisne Judge and after the retirement of Michael Roberts Westropp he became the Chief Justice in 1882. His judgments were generally short, lucid and free from political or racial bias. He served there up to 1895.[4]

References
  1. Sudhir Chandra (27 February 2008). Enslaved Daughters: Colonialism, Law and Women's Rights. ISBN 9780199088782. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. Abhinav Chandrachud (28 May 2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. ISBN 9780199089482. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. Mary Jane Mossman (31 May 2006). The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal. ISBN 9781847310958. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. "Sir CHARLES SARGENT". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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