Narayan Dutta Ojha

Justice Narayan Dutta Ojha (19 January 1926 to May 2009) was a distinguished Indian judge, a long time advocate and a man of great spiritual accomplishment. He served as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the year 1987 (January 1987 to January 1988). He was the acting Governor of Madhya Pradesh in December 1987 as a non-political appointee. He was earlier the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from August to September 1986. Later he became a judge of the Supreme Court of India in January 1988 and retired in January 1991. Born in a simple village in the state of Uttar Pradesh (India), Justice Ojha adopted Prayagraj (erstwhile Allahabad) as his karmabhoomi (place of life and work) and graduated at an early age. During his long legal practice in the High Court, he was admired for his dedication to his work, his command over the legal code and his moral rectitude. At the same time, Justice Ojha was a deeply spiritual man and his early study of the scriptures and his acquaintance with saints and yogis allowed him to explore the subjects of God, human life and yog-sadhna.