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Dorab Patel (Dorab Framrose Patel) was born on 17 June, 1924 in Mumbai, British India, is a Pakistani judge. Discover Dorab Patel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
| Popular As |
Dorab Framrose Patel |
| Occupation |
Barrister |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
17 June 1924 |
| Birthday |
17 June |
| Birthplace |
Mumbai, British India |
| Date of death |
1997 |
| Died Place |
Islamabad, ICT, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
India
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Dorab Patel Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Dorab Patel height not available right now. We will update Dorab Patel's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Dorab Patel Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dorab Patel worth at the age of 73 years old? Dorab Patel’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from India. We have estimated Dorab Patel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Timeline
He attended various boarding schools before attending Bombay University in 1942.
In 1944, Patel graduated with an LL.B. in Law and Justice from Bombay University.
In 1945, Patel moved to Karachi where he began his legal practice in the Sindh High Court.
In 1946, Patel went to the United Kingdom and attended the London School of Economics.
In 1948, Patel received an MSc in Economics, followed by an LLM in Law and Justice Development in 1949.
He wrote his master's thesis on the Pakistan economy and the legal system in Pakistan.
In 1950, he was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn where he was awarded BPTC in 1953.
Following the completion of his doctorate, Patel returned to Karachi, West Pakistan where he began practising law in the West Pakistan High Court.
He was elected secretary of the High Court Bar in 1964 and was raised to the bench of the then West Pakistan High Court in 1967.
Justice Patel was elevated to the Supreme Court on 7 January 1976.
A Parsi by faith, he rose up the ranks of the judiciary to become one of Pakistan's most senior most judges, only to resign on principle after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to Chief Martial Law Administrator and Chief of Army Staff at that time, General Zia-ul-Haq in 1981.
On 24 March 1981, General Zia ul Haq issued a Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) and asked the Justices of the High Courts and Supreme Court to take oath on it.
Justice Patel refused to take oath and resigned.
Had Justice Patel not resigned, he would have become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
After his resignation from the Supreme Court, he devoted the rest of his life to waging a crusade for the rights of the oppressed and downtrodden.
Justice Patel was a prominent campaigner for human rights, and was a founding member of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in 1987 and the co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
In 1990, he became the second Pakistani to be elected a member of the exclusive International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
Justice Dorab Framrose Patel (b. 1924 – d.15 March 1997), was a Pakistan jurist of Parsi descent, and lawmaker who served as a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and former Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court.
Justice Patel died of leukaemia on 1997 in Islamabad, and was buried in Karachi.
