Govind Mathur

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Govind Mathur
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Govind Mathur
Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
	In office; 14 November 2018 – 13 April 2021
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Allahabad High Court
	In office; 21 November 2017 – 13 November 2018
Nominated by	Dipak Misra
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
	In office; 2 September 2004 – 20 November 2017
Nominated by	Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	14 April 1959 (age 64)

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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.

Career[edit]

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur was appointed as additional judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2nd Sept 2004. He was promoted to permanent judge on 29 May 2006. He was transferred to Allahabad High Court on 21 November 2017.
On 24 October 2018,^[2] being the senior most Justice of court, he was appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.^[3] On 10 November 2018, he was appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.^[4]

On 14 November 2018, he took oath as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.^{[citation needed]} 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[edit]

↑ "List of High Court Judges | Department of Justice | Ministry of Law & Justice | GoI". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
↑ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
↑ "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.
↑ "Justice Govind Mathur appointed as CJ of Allahabad High Court" (PDF).

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[1] "List of High Court Judges | Department of Justice | Ministry of Law & Justice | GoI". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[2] "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur". Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[3] "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.

[4] "Justice Govind Mathur appointed as CJ of Allahabad High Court" (PDF).

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