Ajay Kumar Mittal Explained

Ajay Kumar Mittal
Office:Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Termstart:3 November 2019
Termend:29 September 2020
Appointer:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator:Ranjan Gogoi
Office2:Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
Term Start2:9 January 2004
Termend2:27 May 2019
Birth Date:30 September 1958
Birth Place:Chandigarh
Honorific Prefix:Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice
Office1:Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Appointer1:Ram Nath Kovind
Termstart1:28 May 2019
Termend1:2 November 2019
Nominator1:Ranjan Gogoi
Appointer2:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Nominator2:V. N. Khare
Alma Mater:Shri Ram College of Commerce

Ajay Kumar Mittal (born 30 September 1958) is an Indian Judge.[1] He is former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court[2] and Meghalaya High Court and also former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.[3]

Career

He passed B.Com. (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi in 1977 and completed his LL.B. from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1980. In the same year he enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and started practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in July 1980. He was elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 January 2004. He served as the Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from 4 May 2018 to 2 June 2018. He was soon appointed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court and took oath on 28 May 2019.[4] He was transferred as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court for his final year, and he took oath on 3 November 2019. He retired on 29 September 2020.

Notes and References

  1. News: Collegium recommends Justice A K Mittal as next Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC. Emmanuel. Meera. 10 April 2019. Bar & Bench. 10 April 2019. 2 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902115406/http://barandbench.in/. dead.
  2. Web site: Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal takes over as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court. 4 November 2019. The Times of India. en. 2019-11-18.
  3. Web site: Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal appointed Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC. 2019-05-22. Bar & Bench. 2019-11-18.
  4. Web site: Hon'ble Mr Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal. 13 November 2019. High Court of Meghalaya. 18 November 2019.