Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Former Supreme Court Justice Ganendra Narayan Ray Dies at 93
Justice Ganendra Narayan Ray was a senior judge in India.
He worked in the Gujarat High Court and later became a Supreme Court judge.
He retired from the Supreme Court in 1998.
After retiring, he led several public commissions and chaired the Press Council of India.
He also helped many organisations in Salt Lake, where he lived for decades.
Ray became sick with a mild infection and low-grade fever.
He later had trouble breathing and his heart stopped working early Saturday.
He was 93 and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Justice Ganendra Narayan Ray, a former Supreme Court judge, died early Saturday at age 93.
Ray developed respiratory distress and later suffered cardiac failure after being mildly unwell for about a month.
He served as Gujarat High Court chief justice before joining the Supreme Court in 1991 and retiring in 1998.
After retirement, he led commissions including the inquiry into the 1999 Gaisal train accident and a state OBC commission.
Ray also chaired the Press Council of India from 2005 to 2011 and remained active in Salt Lake community organisations.
- Who
- Justice Ganendra Narayan Ray, former Supreme Court judge and former Press Council of India chairman, died; he is survived by his wife Gargi, son Deeptendra Narayan and daughter Suchetana.
- What
- Ray died after developing respiratory distress and suffering cardiac failure.
- When
- He died early on Saturday at the age of 93; no calendar date is specified.
- Where
- The account concerns Ray’s home in Salt Lake, Kolkata, though it does not specify the exact location of his death.
- Why
- His family said he had been mildly unwell for about a month before his condition deteriorated.
- Age at death
- 93
- Supreme Court service
- 1991–1998
- Gujarat High Court
- Served as chief justice from 1990 before joining the Supreme Court
- Gaisal train inquiry
- Headed the 1999 inquiry commission
- State OBC commission
- Chaired it from January 20, 2000, to January 19, 2003
- Press Council of India
- Chaired it for two terms from March 2005 to October 2011
- Family
- Wife Gargi, son Deeptendra Narayan and daughter Suchetana