Kishan Swaroop Chaudhari Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Justice
Kishan Swaroop Chaudhari
Office:	Justice of Rajasthan High Court
Term Start:	2008
Term End:	2010

Kishan Swaroop Chaudhari was a former Justice of Rajasthan High Court of India, serving the court between 2008 and 2010.^[1]

Coming from a family of lawyers, both Chaudhari's father and grandfather were also advocates in the Indian legal system. Chaudhari studied at Kishangarh and Ajmer. He was awarded a gold medal for first standing in Law. He served the subordinate courts for a period of 37 years before being elevated as a High Court Judge on 15 April 2008. He retired from High Court on 29 June 2010.

Publications

Chaudhari has published widely and his publications include:

• Stay Orders and Temporary Injunctions
• Punishment to Criminals and Contemnors
• Benefit of Delay to Criminals (awarded Cash prize and Merit Certificate by the State Government of Rajasthan)
• Land Dispute and Criminal Law; and
• Right of Private Defence.
• Amendment in Motor Accident Claims – Laws and Flaws (AIR 1996 Journal 01)
• Limitations of Suits in Curfew (AIR1998 Journal 193)

Role as special investigator

Chaudhari was appointed as chairman of a special team to investigate illegal mining in the State of Rajasthan. He submitted a detailed report before the Rajasthan High Court in May 2012.

Current role

Chaudhari has been appointed as a member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi for a period of five years. He is the first judge from the State of Rajasthan who has been appointed as a member of the commission.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rajasthan HC gets 3 Additional Judges . iGovernment - Governance . Mediaworx . 15 April 2008 . 20 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721162307/http://www.igovernment.in/site/rajasthan-hc-gets-3-additional-judges/ . 21 July 2011 .