Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 7 August 1943) the former Chief justice of

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and Chief justice of

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, Justice of the

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. He was appointed the Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal, also he was appointed Chairman of 7th Central Pay Commission. He also conducted a court of inquiry in Boeing crash at

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in 1987–88.

Early life

Ashok Mathur completed his M.A. degree in

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from

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in 1964 and passed his

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in 1966.

Career

Ashok Mathur started his

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career in the

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in 1967. Initially he worked as Government Advocate. He was elevated as a Judge on 13 July 1985 of the Rajasthan High Court. He also conducted a court of inquiry in Boeing crash at

in 1987–88. He was transferred from

in February 1994 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Then he was transferred to

as Chief Justice on 22 December 1999. Ashok Mathur became a judge of the Supreme Court in 2004 and retired from service on 7 August 2008 from there. After the retirement, he was appointed the Chairman of the

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and also headed the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

References

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