Justice Muralidhar retires as Orissa HC chief justice

Orissa high court chief justice Dr S Muralidhar demitted office on Monday, bringing the curtain down on his 17-year illustrious career which saw him pass some crucial judgments in sensitive matters.

- Debabrata Mohanty

A full court farewell reference on Monday afternoon at Cuttack saw the outgoing chief justice express his gratitude to his colleagues at the Orissa high court and elsewhere for their support, with a special mention of justice (retired) Akil Kureshi, former chief justice of Rajasthan high court who was present on the occasion, in his speech. "I must here acknowledge some of my former colleagues who have been a great source of inspiration. One of them, not a former colleague, who has been a great source of inspiration is sitting right in front of me chief justice Akil Kureshi, former chief justice of the Rajasthan high court," justice Muralidhar said.