Name

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Syed Rafat Alam 

Source

Bar

Date of Birth

08/08/1950

Initial Joining

08/11/1994

Joining at Allahabad

28/11/1994

Served at Allahabad Upto

19/12/2009

• Graduated in Art with Honours from St. Columbus College, Hazaribagh in the year 1970 and did LL.B. from Patna Law College, Patna.
• Enrolled as an Advocate on 01/04/1975. Practised in Patna High Court in Constitutional, Civil Taxation, Labour and University Matters.
• Worked as Standing Counsel for the State of Bihar and also as Standing Counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna University and Magadh University.
• Served as Part Time Lecturer in Law Faculty of College of Commerce, Patna from 1983 till his elevation as Judge of the High Court.
• Elevated as Permanent Judge of the Patna High Court from 08/11/1994. Transferred to Allahabad High Court on 28/11/1994.
• Appointed as Acting Chief Justice from 30/12/2004 to 10/01/2005, 16/01/2005 to 18/02/2005, 27/01/2007 to 06/03/2007 and 09/03/2009 to 19/03/2009.
• Appointed as Chief Justice of High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Dec 20, 2009.