Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar (Bengali: অমল কুমার সরকার) (29 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was the eighth Chief Justice of India, from 16 March 1966 up to his retirement on 29 June 1966.^[1]

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Amal Kumar Sarkar
8th Chief Justice of India
In office 16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966
Appointed by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	P. B. Gajendragadkar
Succeeded by	K. Subba Rao
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Preceded by	Prakash Chandra Tatia D. N. Patel (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1901-06-29)June 29, 1901
Died	December 18, 2001 (aged 100) Mumbai

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He studied at the prestigious Scottish Churches College, the Bangabasi College, and at the University Law College, all affiliated with the University of Calcutta.^[1][2][3]

He started his career by practising as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court at Kolkata. He became a judge at the Calcutta High Court in January 1949, and went on to practice until March 1957.^[1]