Gopinath P Explained

Gopinath P
Honorific-Prefix:Hon'ble Justice
Office:Judge of Kerala High Court
Termstart:6 March 2020
Appointer:Ram Nath Kovind
Nominator:Sharad Arvind Bobde
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
Birth Date:13 November 1972
Citizenship:Indian
Signature:Justice Gopinath autograph.png

Gopinath Puzhankara (Malayalam: ഗോപിനാഥ്. പി) is an Indian judge who is presently serving as a judge of Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam, Kochi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The court of justice Gopinath was one among the three paperless courts started functioning from 1 August 2022 in Kerala High Court.[8]

Education

Gopinath obtained law degree from the Government Law College, Ernakulam securing 1st rank in the final examination and completed masters in Law from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom with Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship for undertaking post graduate study at the University of Cambridge.

Career

Gopinath enrolled in 1996 and started practicing as a lawyer. During his practice he served as Central Government Counsel and Senior Standing Counsel for the Central Board of Excise and Customs. In 2018 he was designated as Senior Advocate by Kerala High Court. 6 March 2020 he was appointed as additional judge of Kerala High Court and became permanent with effect from 28.05.2021.[1] [4] [9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appointment Notification. Official - Department of Justice - Government of India. 4 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Appointment Order of 4 Additional Judges for a period of 2 years. scconline.com. 5 March 2020 . 5 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Collegium approves — elevation of 3 Advocates and 1 Judicial Officer as Judge of Kerala HC. scconline.com. 30 January 2020.
  4. Web site: SC collegium recommends to appoint four new HC judges. mathrubhumi.com. 30 January 2020. 7 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200307011659/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-collegium-recommends-to-appoint-four-new-hc-judges-1.4487313. dead.
  5. Web site: Kerala high court gets four new judges. indiatimes.com. 5 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Centre Notifies The Appointment Of Three Lawyers And One Jud. Officer As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC. livelaw.in. 4 March 2020 . 4 March 2020.
  7. Web site: ബെച്ചു കുര്യനും ഗോപിനാഥ് മേനോനും ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാരായത് ഒന്നാം റാങ്ക് തിളക്കത്തില്‍. expresskerala.com. 31 January 2020 . 31 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Three paperless courts in Kerala High Court from Aug 1; lawyers say will wait and watch. Mathrubhumi News. mathrubhumi.com. 31 Jul 2022. 11 Oct 2022.
  9. Web site: െഹെക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാർ ‌സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു. manoramaonline.com. 6 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Four Additional Judges appointed for Kerala High Court. barandbench.com. 5 March 2020.

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