Oak studied in
Maharaja College,
Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, Ujjain and
Holkar College of
Indore. He graduated in
Law from the
Allahabad University and joined the
Indian Civil Service on 12 October 1931. Initially Oak served as Assistant Collector and Joint Magistrate under the
Uttar Pradesh Government in
British India for five years and thereafter became District Judge. In 1954 he was the District Judge of
Allahabad. He also worked as Judicial Commissioner of
Ajmer for few months. In 1955 he was appointed Additional Judge of the
Allahabad High Court. Justice Oak was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice on 4 June 1967. He retired from the judgeship in 1971. == Legacy ==