Lal Pingley Nath Shahdeo
Justice Lal Pingley Nath Shahdeo | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Lal Pingla Nath Shahdeo 3 January 1930 Kaamta, Ranchi College |
Occupation | Jurist and Jharkhand Movement Political Activist |
Lal Pingla Nath Shahdeo (3 January 1930 – 10 January 2012), was an Indian jurist and political activist. He had led movement for separate Jharkhand state in 1998-99 by forming committee of all political parties. He helped in achieving the status of a separate state for Jharkhand.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
He was born on 3 January 1930 in a
His Late Wife was Smt. Prabha Shahdeo and they are survived by 5 children - Mrs. Sangita Singhdeo, Mrs. Kriti Singh, Mrs. Babita Singh, Mrs Shilpi Singhdeo and Pratul Shahdeo.[3][4]
Career
Lal Pingley Nath Shahdeo joined judicial services in 1958 and his first posting was at post of munsif in Hazaribagh. He became the first person of Jharkhand to become a judge in the High Court. He became the district and session judge of Dhanbad in 1989. He was the judge at Ranchi bench of Patna High Court from 1986 to 1992.
He was a supporter of separate state since long. In 1992, after retiring from High Court, he started supporting the movement on public platforms, through his writings in local newspapers and helping in legal issue. He led the movement in 1998-99, when the movement was falling apart. In 1998, the
The voting on Jharkhand Act was to be done on 21 September 1998 in Bihar legislation. On that day, the committee under the leadership of Justice Shahdeo called for Jharkhand Bandh and organised a protest march. Thousands of supporters of separate state took to streets in leadership of Justice Shadeo by the slogan of Pehle mati, fir Party. He was arrested and detained in kotwali police station for hours along with many supporters.[1][2]
Death
He died on 10 January 2012 at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Tributes pour in for Justice Shahdeo". 10 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Remembering Justice LPN Shahdeo on his 7th death anniversary". 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Jharkhand movement leader LPN Shahdeo sixth death anniversary". 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b "न्यायमूर्ति एलपीएन शाहदेव ने झारखंड आंदोलन में सभी वर्गों को जोड़ा था : डॉ. दिनेश उरांव". 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Justice LPN Shahdeo —hero of Statehood movement". dailypioneer. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.