Dambarudhar Pathak (1 March 1924 – 10 August 2005) was an Indian judge who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court and Gauhati High Court.
Prior to obtaining the post graduate degree, he became Bar at law from Lincoln’s Inn in 1956 and on completion of the advanced studies, he returned to India.
He was enrolled as an Advocate in the Gauhati High Court in April 1958.
Pathak was a part-time law lecturer of the Law College of Gauhati University from 1958 and became the part time Principal of the said college for 3 years before his elevation to the Gauhati High Court Bench.
He contributed immensely to the legal literature by writing articles and books.