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473:"Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. M. Lodha"
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385:Chairperson, Advisory Committee,
365:National Legal Services Authority
359:State Judicial Academy, Rajasthan
181:Judge of the Rajasthan High Court
149:Judge of the Rajasthan High Court
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575:"Justice R. M. Lodha"
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379:President,
375:Gandhinagar
247:R. M. Lodha
102:H. L. Dattu
85:Preceded by
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357:Chairman,
298:Oswal Jain
292:Early life
230:Alma mater
212:1949-09-28
821:A. N. Ray
397:Bengaluru
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