{"id":291817,"date":"2023-05-11T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=291817"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:58:22","slug":"supreme-court-of-india-justice-ahsanuddin-amanullah-know-the-judge-legal-news-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/05\/11\/supreme-court-of-india-justice-ahsanuddin-amanullah-know-the-judge-legal-news-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. He has been active in the legal scene since 1991 and has served in judicial capacity in Patna High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.<\/p>\n

Early Life and Education1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah was born on 11-05-1963. Justice Amnuallah earned his LL.B. degree from Patna Law College after graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Honours).<\/p>\n

Career Trajectory2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

As an Advocate<\/h4>\n

On 27-09-1991, Justice Amanullah joined as an Advocate with the Bihar State Bar Council and quickly rose through the ranks. He was in regular practice in the Patna High Court but also appeared before the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court, Calcutta High Court and Jharkhand High Court in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Service, Taxation, Co-operative, Labour, Corporate and forest matters.<\/p>\n

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah became well-known for his knowledge of constitutional and service law. He has also appeared before the Central Administrative Tribunal, the Commercial Taxes Tribunal, District Courts, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and arbitration matters.<\/p>\n

Justice Amanullah served as Standing Counsel to the Government of Bihar from March 2006 till August 2010. He was appointed as Government Advocate for the State of Bihar from August 2010 till his elevation to the Bench.<\/p>\n

Justice Amanullah represented the District Administration before the Dalsingsarai (Samastipur) Firing Enquiry Commission and the Income Tax Department of the Government of India in the Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi.<\/p>\n

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah has represented and appeared for the Indian Railways<\/a>, Unit Trust of India<\/a>, Union Bank of India<\/a>, RITES (previously Rail India Technical and Economic Services Limited), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), Bihar State Housing Board, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar State Textbook Publishing Corporation, Bihar State Cooperative Bank Limited, Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Limited (BISCOMAUN), Bihar Cooperative Land Development Bank Limited, Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board, Bihar State Housing Cooperative Federation, Bihar State Credit and Investment Corporation (BICICO), Commercial Taxes Department (Government of Bihar), Magadh University at Bodh Gaya, Veer Kuer Singh University at Arrah, Samsung Corporation (Engineering & Construction Group), Mahindra and Mahindra<\/a>, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority, Bihar State Health Society etc. before various judicial and quasi-judicial fora, primarily the Constitutional Courts.<\/p>\n

Justice Amanullah was empaneled by the Patna Legal Aid Committee for Criminal Appeals. He was Assistant Returning Officer for elections to the Bihar State Bar Council in 2002 and the Jharkhand<\/a> State Bar Council in 2006. Justice Amanullah was amicus curiae in matters of significance. He was also associated with social issues pro bono.<\/p>\n

Did You Know? Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah has been instrumental in drafting and vetting subordinate and delegated legislation for various Acts passed by the Bihar Legislature.3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Memberships and Chairmanships4<\/sup><\/a><\/h4>\n

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah served as a Member and Head\/Chairman of many committees in his career:<\/p>\n