Arthur Trevor Harries

Sir Arthur Trevor Harries (13 June 1892 — 1 July 1959)[1] was a British Indian Judge of High Courts of India. He was the Chief Justice of Patna, Lahore and Calcutta High Court.

Career

In 1934, Harries became the puisne judge of Allahabad High Court. He served their four years and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in 1938.[2] He was knighted in 1939.[1]

Upon the retirement of Sir Douglas Young, he became the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court in 1942.[3] In 1946, Harries was transferred to Kolkata and became the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court after Sir Harold Derbyshire.[4] He retired from the post in 1952.[5]

References
  1. "Harries, Sir Arthur Trevor". Who Was Who. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. "List of Former Hon'ble Judges". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. "No. 35734". The London Gazette. 6 October 1942. p. 4355.
  4. Abhinav Chandrachud. "An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. Sushil Chaudhury. "Trade, Politics and Society: The Indian Milieu in the Early Modern Era". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Sir Harold Derbyshire		 Chief Justice of Bengal
1942–1952		 Succeeded by
Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
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