Ashok Kumar Mathur Explained

Ashok Kumar Mathur
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Office1:Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court
Alma Mater:University of Rajasthan
Birth Date:1943 8, df=yes
Term1:22 December 1999 – 6 June 2004
Appointer:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Term:7 June 2004 – 7 August 2008
Successor1:V. S. Sirpurkar
Predecessor1:Prabha Shankar Mishra
Office2:Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court

Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 7 August 1943) the former chief justice of Calcutta High Court and chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India. 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 Ahmedabad in 1987–88.

Early life

Ashok Mathur completed his Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Rajasthan University in 1964 and passed his Bachelor of Laws in 1966.[1]

Career

Ashok Mathur started his legal career in the Rajasthan High Court 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 Ahmedabad in 1987–88. He was transferred from Rajasthan High Court to Madhya Pradesh High Court in February 1994 and was elevated as the chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.[2] Then he was transferred to Calcutta High Court 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 Armed Forces Tribunal[3] [4] [5] and also headed the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur - Brief Profile. 10 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Former Chief Justices. calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019095258/http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/former_cj.htm. 19 October 2017. 10 May 2018. dead.
  3. News: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission. PTI. 4 February 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 7 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Pay Commission. psuconnect.in. 10 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Seventh Pay Commission chairman finds discrepancy between IAS and non-IAS glaring. economictimes.com. 10 May 2018.