<div>Former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia, who delivered some landmark judgements, passed away here last night following a cardiac arrest, Bombay High Court sources said today.<br /><br />He was 68 and is survived by wife, son, who is a Chartered Accountant, and daughter. Justice Kapadia's funeral was held as per Parsi tradition this evening at 'Tower of Silence' at Kemps Corner, South Mumbai.<br /><br />The judges and staff of the High Court were among those who attended the last rites. Born in 1947 in Mumbai (then Bombay), Justice Kapadia graduated from the city-based Government Law College, the oldest law institute in Asia.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia started his career as a Class IV employee. He later joined Gagrat & Co, a law firm, as a clerk and went on to work with Feroze Damania, a popular 'firebrand' labour lawyer. He became an advocate in the Bombay High Court on September 10, 1974.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia was appointed as additional judge of the Bombay High Court on October 8, 1991, and on March 23, 1993, he was appointed a permanent judge.<br /><br />On August 5, 2003, he became the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. On December 18, 2003 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.<br /><br />In May 12, 2010, he was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India and served at the top post till retirement on September 29, 2012.<br /><br />Notable among the judgements he delivered were the quashing of appointment of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas in 2011. He also gave a dissenting judgement in Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail cancellation case.<br /><br />During his tenure as CJI, he was the Chairman of the General Council of the Gujarat National Law University and Visitor of the National Law School of India University.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia was married to Shernaaz. He held interest in economics, public finance, theoretical physics, and Hindu and Buddhist philosophies.<br /><br />The High Court staff paid homage to Justice Kapadia, whom they described as a nice and affectionate person.</div>
<div>Former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia, who delivered some landmark judgements, passed away here last night following a cardiac arrest, Bombay High Court sources said today.<br /><br />He was 68 and is survived by wife, son, who is a Chartered Accountant, and daughter. Justice Kapadia's funeral was held as per Parsi tradition this evening at 'Tower of Silence' at Kemps Corner, South Mumbai.<br /><br />The judges and staff of the High Court were among those who attended the last rites. Born in 1947 in Mumbai (then Bombay), Justice Kapadia graduated from the city-based Government Law College, the oldest law institute in Asia.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia started his career as a Class IV employee. He later joined Gagrat & Co, a law firm, as a clerk and went on to work with Feroze Damania, a popular 'firebrand' labour lawyer. He became an advocate in the Bombay High Court on September 10, 1974.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia was appointed as additional judge of the Bombay High Court on October 8, 1991, and on March 23, 1993, he was appointed a permanent judge.<br /><br />On August 5, 2003, he became the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. On December 18, 2003 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.<br /><br />In May 12, 2010, he was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India and served at the top post till retirement on September 29, 2012.<br /><br />Notable among the judgements he delivered were the quashing of appointment of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas in 2011. He also gave a dissenting judgement in Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail cancellation case.<br /><br />During his tenure as CJI, he was the Chairman of the General Council of the Gujarat National Law University and Visitor of the National Law School of India University.<br /><br />Justice Kapadia was married to Shernaaz. He held interest in economics, public finance, theoretical physics, and Hindu and Buddhist philosophies.<br /><br />The High Court staff paid homage to Justice Kapadia, whom they described as a nice and affectionate person.</div>