Govind Mathur

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Govind Mathur
Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
In office
14 November 2018 – 13 April 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office
21 November 2017 – 13 November 2018
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
In office
2 September 2004 – 20 November 2017
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1959-04-14) 14 April 1959 (age 65)

Govind Mathur (born 14 April 1959) is an Indian Judge.[1] He is former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and former Judge of Allahabad High Court and Rajasthan High Court.[2]

Career

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur was appointed additional judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.[3] He was promoted to permanent judge on 29 May 2006.[4]

on 21 November 2017 he was transferred to Allahabad High Court.[5]
On 24 October 2018,[6] being the senior most Justice of court, he was appointed acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.[7] On 10 November 2018, he was appointed Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.[8]

On 14 November 2018, he took oath as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.[9] He retired on 13 April 2021.

Justice Mathur frequently adopted a pro-human rights, pro-privacy, and pro-free speech approach while deciding issues and believed in the Court's duty as a guardian of fundamental rights.[10]

References

  1. ^ "List of High Court Judges | Department of Justice | Ministry of Law & Justice | GoI". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ "'Challenges like in the '70s… most judges can't be pressured': Justice Mathur". The Indian Express. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Justice Govind Mathur takes oath as Allahabad High Court Chief Justice". The Economic Times. 14 November 2018. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/Farewell_speech1304.pdf
  5. ^ "Allahabad HC Chief Justice Mathur takes oath of office". The Times of India. 15 November 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur". 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Justice Govind Mathur to take charge as Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad HC tomorrow [Read Notification] - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Justice Govind Mathur appointed as CJ of Allahabad High Court" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Justice Govind Mathur appointed acting Chief Justice of Allahabad HC". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "'Privacy, Migrants': How judge who freed Kafeel Khan bats for fundamental rights". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.


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