Ex-HC judge dies at 79

Cuttack: Former judge of Orissa high court Justice Pradyumna Kumar Mohanty died here on Tuesday. He was 79. He had served as the judge of the Orissa HC from Jan 17, 1996 to Jan 1,2007.
Justice Mohanty was appointed head of judicial commission of inquiry into the sensational Pipili gang rape and murder case in Jan 2012. He submitted the inquiry report on Mar 31, 2016.He enrolled as an advocate on Dec 9, 1968. Justice Mohanty practised in civil, criminal, constitutional, service, educational, revenue and allied matters in the original, appellate and revisional side in the high court of Orissa and subordinate courts in Cuttack before being elevated as a judge of HC.tnn