Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
Born on 11-05-1963; pursued B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry) and LL.B. Enrolled with the Bihar State Bar Council on 27-09-1991. Practiced predominantly in the Constitutional Courts, primarily the Patna High Court; appeared intermittently in Hon’ble Supreme Court, and various High Courts (mainly Calcutta and Jharkhand High Courts), inter alia, in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Service, Co-operative, Taxation, Labour, Corporate, Forest matters; specialised in Constitutional and Service laws. Appeared also before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Commercial Taxes Tribunal, Board of Revenue, District Courts, the Consumer Disputes Redressal bodies, and in few arbitrations.
Standing Counsel (Mar., 2006-Aug., 2010) and later, Government Advocate (Aug., 2010 onwards), State of Bihar [Patna High Court]; Special Counsel, Income-Tax Department, Government of India [Jharkhand High Court]; Counsel for the District Administration before the Commission of Inquiry into the Dalsingsarai (Samastipur) firing incident; specially nominated by the Advocate-General, Bihar at request of the Advocate-General, Maharashtra to represent the State of Maharashtra and Maharashtra Police; and empanelled by the Patna Legal Aid Committee for Criminal Appeals. Amicus Curiae in significant matters; associated with social issues pro bono. Pivotal in drafting, vetting subordinate/delegated legislation for the Bihar Legislature’s Acts during 2006-2011.
Represented various institutional and individual clients, including, but not limited to, Indian Railways, Unit Trust of India, Union Bank of India, 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 Text Book 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, various Agricultural Produce Market Committees in Bihar, Bihar State Housing Cooperative Federation, Bihar State Credit and Investment Corporation (BICICO), Commercial Taxes Department (Government of Bihar), Magadh University (Gaya), Veer Kuer Singh University (Arrah), Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority, Bihar State Health Society, BSACS, Mahindra and Mahindra and Samsung Corporation Engineering & Construction Group.
Participated in the Bar Council of India Trust Inter-University Moot Court Competition, 1989 at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He was the Assistant Returning Officer for the 2002 Bihar State Bar Council and 2006 Jharkhand State Bar Council elections. Was Member, General and Academic Councils, National Law School of India University. First Judge to hold paperless e-Court in the Patna High Court. Served as Chairman, Bar Council of India Committee for Qualifying Examination for Indian Nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees; Member, Bar Council of India Committee on the All India Bar Exam; Chairman, Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, Patna High Court; Member, Board of Governors, Bihar Judicial Academy; Chairman, Patna High Court Legal Services Committee from 21-05-2021; Executive Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority from 08-11-2021; Chairman, Bihar Judicial Academy from 11-10-2022, and; Executive Chairman, Bihar State Legal Services Authority from 29-11-2022.
Elevated as Judge, Patna High Court on 20-06-2011; transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court on 10-10-2021, and; re-transferred to the Patna High Court on 20-06-2022.
Elevated to the Supreme Court on 06-02-2023.