Nauvdip Kumar Sodhi

Nauvdip Kumar Sodhi[1] was an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala and Karnataka High Courts.[2] He also served as the Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal.[3]

Justice
N. K. Sodhi
Presiding Officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal
In office
21 December 2005 – 28 November 2011
Preceded byKumar Rajarathnam
Succeeded byJ.P. Devadhar
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
In office
19 November 2004 – 29 November 2005
Preceded byNagendra Kumar Jain
Succeeded byCyriac Joseph
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office
5 April 2004 – 17 November 2004
Preceded byJawahar Lal Gupta
Succeeded byB. Subhashan Reddy
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
March 1991 – January 2004
Personal details
Born(1943-11-29)29 November 1943
Died28 December 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 78)
Chandigarh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndia Indian
SpouseNeelam Sodhi

Career

Sodhi graduated in law from Panjab University in 1965 and started practicing as an advocate in civil, constitutional, labour, tax, transport and corporate laws in Chandigarh. He also served as editor of the Indian Law Reports (Punjab and Haryana series) and was a part-time law faculty at the Panjab University. In March 1991 he was elevated as Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, later transferred to Kerala High Court where he served as acting Chief Justice and became Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and was transferred to Karnataka as Chief Justice from where Justice Sodhi demitted his office upon attaining age of superannuation on 29 November 2005. After retirement he was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal at Mumbai, for a period of six years.[4]

Death

After he contracted COVID-19, he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and was moved to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. He succumbed to COVID-19, on 28 December 2021, at the age of 78.[5]

References
  1. "Gazette Archive". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2022 – via archive.org.
  2. "Former Karnataka chief justice N K Sodhi passes away". 30 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022 – via deccanherald.com.
  3. "Securities Appellate Tribunal Official Website". Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via sat.gov.in.
  4. "Former CJ of Kerala and Karnataka HC, Justice NK Sodhi passes away". 29 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022 – via indianexpress.com.
  5. "Former chief justice NK Sodhi succumbs to Covid". 29 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022 – via hindustantimes.com.
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