A respected figure in the Orissa High Court, Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy was born on 20th August 1966, to late Bhagaban Satapathy, a renowned freedom fighter & academician, and Pravabati Satapathy. He completed his primary & secondary education in Tirtol. He passed the HSC Exam in 1981, and thereafter, completed I.Com, B.Com (Hons), and M.Com from the prestigious Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University), Cuttack. Subsequently, he acquired LL.B from M.S. Law College, Cuttack in 1991, and enrolled to practise law in Odisha State Bar Council in the year 1993.
Justice Satapathy began his practice in the chamber of Late Dr. Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, Senior Advocate, where he gained experience in various branches of law. He started his independent practice in 1997, focusing on the Orissa High Court, Orissa Administrative Tribunal (OAT), and other subordinate courts and tribunals. Like his senior, he dealt with matters in almost every branch, with particular specialization in Service & Civil Law related matters. He has always been a petitioner's counsel, fighting for the poor & needy litigants from far-flung areas.
Notably, he has handled Service matters for organizations such as the Odisha Non-Gazetted Forest Service Association, All Odisha Water Resources Work-charged Employees Association, and All Odisha CARD Bank Employees Association. He also served as a panel counsel for Sambalpur University and the Cuttack Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. From August 2015 to February 2019, he functioned as the Secretary of the OAT Bar Association, Cuttack Bench. Prior to his elevation to the Bench, he had a thriving practice. He was sworn in as a Judge of the Orissa High Court on 14th February, 2022.
