True grit: Justice Khobragade's journey from a hamlet to High Court

Published On : 2024-12-01T06:05:28+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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NAGPUR: Justice Yanshivraj Khobragade's rise from the dusty fields of Vidarbha to the hallowed courtrooms of Bombay HC reflects power of resilience and making the best of available opportunity. Born on 9 May 1966 in Rengepar a tribal village in Bhandara Maha

Justice Khobragade's early life was defined by scarcity and survival. His father Gopichand and mother Anuradha were unlettered yet they instilled a desire for education in their eight children.

His journey was not without setbacks. Failing English in Class 12 left him crestfallen. "Dr Ambedkar's words 'Education is the milk of a tigress' kept me going. He cleared his exams and pursued higher education. In Oct 1984 during a desperate search for work fortune found him in the form of Ramesh

Bobde impressed by Khobragade's humility and determination offered him a clerkship in his legal office.

Under the mentorship of Bobde and his son Sharad who later went on to become CJI Khobragade completed BCom while working and then pursued LLB degree from Nagpur University. He soon began practising law under Sharad and later with Justice Anil Kilor

In 2008 Khobragade cleared the competitive district judiciary examination and was appointed a civil judge in Mumbai. He subsequently became district judge in Chandrapur and registrar of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. On Oct 7 2022 he was sworn in as the judge of Bomba

His story was recently honoured by the Bhandara Bar Association and celebrated by legal luminaries.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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