Former Apex Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal passed away on Friday morning in New Delhi. He was 70.
Justice Eqbal was a Judge of the Supreme Court from Dec 2012 & he retired in Feb 2016.
Before that, he was the Chief Justice of the Madras HC appointed in June 2010, replacing Justice HL Gokhale.
The 70-year-old Eqbal was also appointed Judge of the High Court of Patna in 1996 & moved to the Jharkhand HC in Nov 2000.
He was born on 13 Feb 1951, passed B.Sc. from Ranchi University & obtained LL.B. Degree in 1974 with distinction winning Gold Medal.
He started his carrier practice in 1975 in Civil Court & specialized in civil side. He was also appointed as a Government Pleader in the year 1990, & was later appointed as Government Advocate in Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court in the year 1993.
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