{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1953)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2020}} {{use Indian English|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{for|the Indian cricketer|Amitava Roy (cricketer)}} {{Infobox Judge | birth_name = Amitava Roy | image = | office = Judge of the Supreme Court of India | term_start = 27 February 2015 | term_end = 1 March 2018 | nominator = H. L. Dattu | appointer = Pranab Mukherjee | office1 = 27th Chief Justice of Odisha High Court | term_start1 = 6 August 2014 | term_end1 = 27 February 2015 | nominator1 = R. M. Lodha | appointer1 = Pranab Mukherjee | predecessor1 = Adarsh Kumar Goel | successor1 = Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela | office2 = 31st Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court | term_start2 = 2 January 2013 | term_end2 = 5 August 2014 | nominator2 = Altamas Kabir | appointer2 = Pranab Mukherjee | predecessor2 = Arun Kumar Mishra | successor2 = Sunil Ambwani | office3 = Judge of Gauhati High Court | term_start3 = 4 February 2002 | term_end3 = 1 January 2013 | nominator3 = Sam Piroj Bharucha | appointer3 = K. R. Narayanan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | alma_mater = Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh | relations = Dipankar Datta (brother-in-law) | honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice (Retd.) }}
'''Amitava Roy''' (born 1 March 1953){{cn|date=June 2020}} is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjohc.asp |title=Honourable Shri Justice C. Nagappan Chief Justice, Orissa High Court|publisher=Website Orissa High Court |access-date=19 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525005614/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjohc.asp |archive-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Rajasthan High Court. He was also a puisne judge of the Gauhati High Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghconline.gov.in/profile.html|title=Profile|publisher=The Gauhati High Court|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301195818/http://ghconline.gov.in/profile.html|archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://assamgovt.nic.in/judiciary.asp|title=About the Gauhati High Court|publisher=The Government of Assam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114122136/http://assamgovt.nic.in/judiciary.asp |archivedate=14 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nefcollege.org/Law%20College/Journal_Law.html|title=Journal|publisher=NEF Law College|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015100122/http://www.nefcollege.org/Law%20College/Journal_Law.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref> he was also given judge in Sasikala da case along with Pinaki Chandra Gose which ended her cm dream.
==Elevation== He was elevated as the Judge of the High Court on 4 February 2002. He was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 2 January 2013 by Margaret Alva The Governor of Rajasthan. He took oath as Supreme Court Judge, in February 2015.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
==Notable Judgements== ===National Anthem=== A judgement of a two judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, which included Roy and Dipak Misra, made it compulsory for cinema halls across India to play the National Anthem of India before the screening of any film, and mandated that the audience stand while the National Anthem was played. The verdict has been widely criticized for being an assault on civil liberties and individual rights in India.<ref name="Wire December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/83910/the-national-anthem-and-the-supreme-courts-popcorn-nationalism/ |title=The National Anthem and the Supreme Court's Popcorn Nationalism|work=The Wire|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Quint December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/12/03/supreme-court-national-anthem-order-offends-principles-it-wants-to-uphold-nationalism-patriotism-flag-constitution |title=SC's National Anthem Order Offends Principles It Wants To Uphold |work=The Quint|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Newsweek December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/why-are-judges-wasting-time-national-anthem-527654 |title=WHY ARE INDIA JUDGES WASTING TIME ON THE NATIONAL ANTHEM? |work=Newsweek|date=4 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/national-anthem-in-cinema-halls-supreme-court-may-have-gone-way-too-far-this-time/story-IivO9uDNv5qpjCdH3dxc8K.html |title=National anthem in cinema halls: Supreme Court may have gone way too far this time |work=Hindustan Times|date=4 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Pioneer December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/strange-verdict-that-must-be-reversed.html |title=STRANGE VERDICT THAT MUST BE REVERSED |work=The Pioneer|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-order-on-anthem-should-not-be-confirmed-soli-sorabjee-stand-before-movie-4405937/|title=Activism going haywire, SC order on anthem should not be confirmed: Soli Sorabjee |work=Indian Express|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express Mehta December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/national-anthem-cinema-halls-supreme-court-order-unconstitutional-patriotism-4407560/|title=Unconstitutional patriotism: Order on national anthem shows what is wrong with the Court |work=Indian Express|date=3 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT Mander December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/sc-order-on-national-anthem-in-cinema-halls-mirrors-aggressive-hyper-nationalism/story-vL1QM3xibtppLQW7c08tGI.html|title=SC order on national anthem in cinema halls mirrors aggressive hyper-nationalism |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Alok Prasanna December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-courts-national-anthem-order-mocks-judicial-process-constitution-3134204.html|title=Supreme Court's National Anthem order mocks judicial process, Constitution |work=Firstpost|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Wire Liang December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/83606/jana-gana-mana-dangers-passing-sentiment-law/|title=Jana Gana Mana and the Danger of Passing Sentiment as Law |work=The Wire|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Ritwika 1 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-courts-national-anthem-order-the-seven-commandments-of-constitutional-patriotism-3134412.html|title=SC's National Anthem order: The seven commandments of 'constitutional patriotism' |work=Firstpost|date=1 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>{{efn|A report in ''The New York Times'' stated that: {{Quote|[The] ruling inspired sardonic commentary on social media. One person on Twitter recommended that pirated internet torrents should now come with a “national anthem file attached,” and another wrote that food vendors in cinemas should exclaim “Bharat Mata ki jai,” or “Hail Mother India,” when serving popcorn.<ref name="NYT December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/world/asia/india-cinemas-national-anthem.html|title=Indian Cinemas Must Play the National Anthem, Supreme Court Rules |work=The New York Times|date=30 November 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>}}}} It was pointed out that the ruling contravened an earlier judgement of the Indian Supreme Court in which children in India claiming religious allegiance to Jehovah's Witnesses were permitted to refrain from singing the National Anthem during school assemblies in accordance with their religious rights.<ref name="HT December 2016"/><ref name="Indian Express December 2016"/><ref name="The Wire Liang December 2016"/><ref name="TOI 5 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/judicial-authoritarianism-supreme-courts-order-on-national-anthem-dilutes-constitutional-freedoms-and-must-be-reviewed/|title=Judicial authoritarianism: Supreme Court's order on national anthem dilutes constitutional freedoms and must be reviewed |work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>
Following this order, Indian police has started arresting moviegoers who fail to stand when the National Anthem is played in cinema halls in India.<ref name="NYT Hari December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/world/asia/indian-police-arrest-moviegoer-for-failing-to-rise-for-anthem.html|title=Indian Police Arrest 12 Moviegoers Accused of Sitting During Anthem|work=The New York Times|date=12 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="LAT Shashank December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-india-national-anthem-20161214-story.html|title=In India, 19 moviegoers arrested for failing to stand when national anthem played before film|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="IE Shaju December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/national-anthem-12-held-in-kerala-8-beaten-in-tamil-nadu-4424210/|title=National anthem: 12 detained in Kerala, 8 beaten in Tamil Nadu|work=Indian Express|date=13 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="HT Thiruvanthapuram 12 December 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/6-detained-for-not-standing-up-during-national-anthem-at-kerala-film-festival/story-s1c3n1EcXX2aLykzF7sCXK.html|title=6 detained for not standing up during national anthem at Kerala film festival|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian Safi December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/13/moviegoers-arrested-refusing-stand-for-national-indian-anthem-kerala-india|title=Filmgoers arrested for refusing to stand for India's national anthem|work=The Guardian|date=13 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Independent December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-cinema-filmgoers-arrested-refuse-standing-up-national-anthem-kerala-capital-a7474521.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215145750/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-cinema-filmgoers-arrested-refuse-standing-up-national-anthem-kerala-capital-a7474521.html |archive-date=2016-12-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Indian filmgoers arrested for refusing to stand during national anthem|work=The Independent|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="WaPo Hawkins December 2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/14/this-is-what-happens-when-people-in-india-refuse-to-stand-for-their-national-anthem|title=This is what happens when people in India refuse to stand for their national anthem|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=14 December 2016|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> It has been clarified that foreigners in India are not exempt from the new law.<ref name="WaPo Hawkins December 2016"/>
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==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://hcraj.nic.in/judgebiodata/amitavaroy-cj.htm Profile], Rajasthan High Court
{{2000s Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}} {{authority control}}
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