Michael Roberts Westropp
Sir Michael Roberts Westropp (29 June 1817 – 14 January 1890) was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and former Advocate General of the Supreme Court, Bombay Presidency.
Early life
Westropp was born in 1817 in Ireland. He was the son of Henry Bruen Westropp, of the 7th Dragoon Guards and a magistrate of Cork, and Maria Wallis Armstrong. In 1838 he graduated from Trinity College Dublin, and became a barrister in 1840.
Career
He practiced law for more than 15 years in Dublin and then joined as a counsel in the Bombay Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court. He also served as Member of the Bombay Legislative Council in 1862-63. In 1856, Westropp became the Advocate-General of Bombay. After Sir Richard Couch he held the office of Chief Justice of Bombay in 1870, and was knighted by letters patent. He was known for the judgments in Nawroji v. Rogers and Lopes v. Lopes. Westropp retired from service due to illness.
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