| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) |
| Govind Mathur | |
| Term Start: | 14 November 2018 |
| Term End: | 13 April 2021 |
| Nominator: | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointer: | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Office2: | Judge of Allahabad High Court |
| Term Start2: | 21 November 2017 |
| Term End2: | 13 November 2018 |
| Appointer2: | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Nominator2: | Dipak Misra |
| Office3: | Judge of Rajasthan High Court |
| Term Start3: | 2 September 2004 |
| Term End3: | 20 November 2017 |
| Nominator3: | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti |
| Appointer3: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1959 |
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.[2]
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur was appointed additional judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.[3] He was promoted to permanent judge on 29 May 2006.[4]
on 21 November 2017 he was transferred to Allahabad High Court.[5]
On 24 October 2018,[6] being the senior most Justice of court, he was appointed acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.[7] On 10 November 2018, he was appointed Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.[8]
On 14 November 2018, he took oath as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.[9] 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.[10]