Ajay Rastogi Explained

Ajay Rastogi
Birth Date:18 June 1958
Birth Place:Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Office:Judge of Supreme Court of India
Term Start:2 November 2018
Term End:17 June 2023
Office2:Chief Justice of Tripura High Court[1]
Term Start2:1 March 2018
Term End2:1 November 2018
Office3:Judge of Rajasthan High Court
Term Start3:4 September 2004
Term End3:28 February 2018
Nominator3:Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointer4:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Ajay Rastogi (born 18 June 1958) is a former judge of Supreme Court of India. He is also former chief justice of Tripura High Court and judge of Rajasthan High Court.[2] [3]

Career

Shri Justice Ajay Rastogi, B.Com., LL.B., was born in 1958. He was enrolled as an Advocate in 1982 and practiced in the Rajasthan High Court in Constitutional, Civil Service and Labour matters. His field of specialization is service and labour law. He was appointed an additional judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004 and permanent judge on 29 May 2006. He was appointed chief justice of the Tripura High Court on 1 March 2018. He was appointed judge of Supreme Court of India on 2 November 2018.[4] He retired on 17 June 2023.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi . High court of Tripura . 2 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges . Live Law . 1 November 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Ranjan Gogoi-led collegium recommends 4 chief justices for elevation to Supreme Court . . Samanwaya Rautray . 1 November 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Provisional- Judges Handbook- as on 1.5.2017 Department of Justice Ministry of Law & Justice GoI. doj.gov.in. en. 4 November 2018.
  5. Web site: 2023-05-19 . "Independent judge doesn't mean being anti-establishment": Justice Ajay Rastogi at farewell function . 2023-06-28 . ThePrint . en-US.