Govind Mathur (born 14 April 1959) is an Indian Judge. He is former
Chief Justice of
Allahabad High Court and former
Judge of
Allahabad High Court and
Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the ''Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949''.
The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50. ...
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Career
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur was appointed additional judge of
Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the ''Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949''.
The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50. ...
on 2 September 2004. He was promoted to permanent judge on 29 May 2006.
on 21 November 2017 he was transferred to
Allahabad High Court.
On 24 October 2018, being the senior most Justice of court, he was appointed acting Chief Justice of the
Allahabad High Court. On 10 November 2018, he was appointed
Chief Justice of
Allahabad High Court.
On 14 November 2018, he took oath as
Chief Justice of
Allahabad High Court.
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.
References
Judges of the Allahabad High Court
Living people
1959 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Judges of the Rajasthan High Court
Chief Justices of the Allahabad High Court
21st-century Indian judges
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