13 Facts About Baharul Islam

Baharul Islam was an Indian politician and judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Baharul Islam was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, as a member of the Indian National Congress.

Baharul Islam was later recalled and appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, where he delivered a judgment absolving the then-Chief Minister of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra, in the urban cooperative bank scandal.

Baharul Islam subsequently resigned from the Supreme Court to contest elections as a Congress party candidate and was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Baharul Islam was born in the village of Udiana in Kamrup district, Assam.

Baharul Islam enrolled as an advocate of the Assam High Court in 1951 and of the Supreme Court in 1958.

Baharul Islam joined the Indian National Congress party in 1956.

Baharul Islam was appointed acting chief justice of the Gauhati High Court on 11 March 1979 and became chief justice on 7 July 1979.

Baharul Islam retired from this role on 1 March 1980.

On 4 December 1980, Baharul Islam was appointed to the Supreme Court of India in an unprecedented move, as retired judges were not typically reappointed.

Baharul Islam resigned from the Supreme Court on 12 January 1983 to contest from Barpeta, Assam, for the Lok Sabha as a Congress party candidate.

Baharul Islam was a member of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association.

In 1987, the Baharul Islam Committee was appointed to draft legislation focused on the rights, equal opportunities, and full participation of disabled persons.