Former Advocate General of Jharkhand Binod Poddar died here after prolonged illness on Saturday. He had resigned from the post on July 21 this year citing personal reasons. Several politicians and social activists, including Chief Minister Raghubar Das have expressed condolences on the death of the Poddar.
Das, expressing grief on the demise of former AG, said that Poddar was an expert of law and used to put the Government’s point quite effectively on the Court.
“He has also provided expert legal views to the State Government on several occasions,” said the CM.
Former Chief Minister Arjun Munda, also expressed his condolences on the demise of former AG said that may god give enough courage to his family members to withstand the grief.
“Poddar was soft spoken and a learned legal expert,” said Munda.
Chairman of Jharkhand State Bar Council Rajiv Ranjan, calling death of Poddar very unfortunate, said that he was very popular and friendly among the lawyers.
“Poddar ‘Saab’ was a prominent guiding figure and was like a guardian for all of us who used to enlighten us with his guiding lights all the time,” said Ranjan.
Poddar joined as Advocate General of the state on May 21, 2015 and received the prestigious National law Day award for expertise in Constitution on March 2017. A high-profile jury had chosen Poddar for the prestigious award.
Notably, Poddar was born and brought up in Ranchi and started his career after enrolling himself as a law practitioner in the year 1967 after he graduated from City’s Chotanagpur law College in 1963.
Poddar, born in 1943, had started his elementary education with the traditional ‘guru-shishya’ pattern and then got admitted at Marwari College following which, he went to Zila School in class VIII and then became a graduate in Commerce from St Xavier’s College, Ranchi.
Poddar, also served as the first Additional Advocate General, appointed in the year 2001, and also entrusted with the responsibility of Acting Advocate General for quite some time during the tenure of the first NDA Government in the State.
He had been practicing since the year 1967 and was later designated as Senior Advocate in the Jharkhand High Court.
Poddar was also associated with several social organizations holding coveted posts like former Vice President of Chotanagpur Chamber of Commerce and also remained active member of Nagarmalmal Modi Trust, Ranchi Club limited, Ranchi Gymkhana Club and Agrawal Sabha in Ranchi.
Poddar was cremated at Mukti Dham on Saturday which was attended by top lawyers, judges and several other dignitaries of the State.