Saiyed Saghir Ahmad
| Justice Saiyed Saghir Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1935 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
Saiyed Saghir Ahmad (born 1 July 1935) was the judge of Supreme Court of India.[1]
Education
Justice Saghir had his early education in Christian College Lucknow. After passing the Intermediate examination he went to Aligarh and obtained his BSc from the Aligarh Muslim University. He came back to Lucknow to be in his father’s foot-steps and joined the legal profession after obtaining a degree in Law from the University of Lucknow.[2]
Career
Enrolled Advocate of the Allahabad High Court on 6 December 1961. Practiced on the Civil side before the Lucknow Bench. He was Standing Counsel of the Uttar Pradesh Government since 1976 and of the Northern Railway since 1971. Appointed Additional Judge, Allahabad High Court from 2 November 1981. Appointed permanent Judge from 30 December 1982. Transferred to Jammu & Kashmir High Court on 1-11-93. Appointed as Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court on 18-3-94. Transferred as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court on 23-9-94.
Appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 6-3-1995.
Retired on 30-6-2000.