Justice S J Mukhopadhaya: 'Argumentative' outgoing NCLAT chairman

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For all the times he created a stir with highly unexpected rulings, retired judge Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya (pictured) — the outgoing chairman of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) — was also known for his dry sense of humour.

Addressing his colleagues at the farewell organised by the NCLAT Bar Association, the former chairperson said, “The Bar tolerated me for the last three years and nine months. The Bar is supposed to argue but I argued and the Bar tolerated.”

Finally hanging up his boots after three eventful years, the argumentative judge said that he enjoyed every moment of his stint.

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