IMPHAL, January 8: Chief justice (retd) of the Gauhati High Court justice Rajkumar Manisana passed away this morning around 10:45 from an illness at the Shija Hospital & Research Institute, Langol. He was 82.<\/p>\n
The deceased chief justice (retd) will be accorded with State honour tomorrow at his Sega Road Leimayum Leikai residence at 9am.<\/p>\n
Justice RK Manisana was born on February 2, 1932 and his father`\u2122s name is RK Sanajaoba Singh.<\/p>\n
A BSC LLB graduate, he started his career as a pleader from July 13, 1956 and became an advocate on July 15, 1958.<\/p>\n
He was the advocate cum public prosecutor of the government from October 19, 1972 to October 20, 1974.<\/p>\n
On November 29, 1979 he was appointed the advocate general of Manipur and became a justice of the Gauhati High Court on November 21, 1984.<\/p>\n
RK Manisana became the chief justice of the Gauhati High Court on January 24, 1994.<\/p>\n
Later on February 7, 1994 he was appointed the chairman of the Lok Ayukta, Assam.<\/p>\n
An official order appointing him as the chairman of two wage boards was notified on September 2, 1994 and he took charge on March 21, 1995.<\/p>\n
Chief justice of the High Court of Manipur justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra, justice N Kotishwar, juctice Khwairakpam Nobin Singh, High Court Bar Association of Manipur president L Shyamkishwor Singh and other senior advocates offered floral tributes to the departed soul today soon after his demise.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, it is also learnt that the High Court Bar Association of Manipur will hold a condolence meeting on January 12.<\/p>\n\n