Ajay Kumar Mittal

Ajay Kumar Mittal (born 30 September 1958) is an Indian Judge.^[1] He is former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court^[2] and Meghalaya High Court and also former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.^[3]

Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 3 November 2019 – 29 September 2020
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
In office 28 May 2019 – 2 November 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office 9 January 2004 – 27 May 2019
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-30) 30 September 1958 (age 66) Chandigarh
Alma mater	Shri Ram College of Commerce

Career

He passed B.Com. (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi in 1977 and completed his LL.B. from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1980. In the same year he enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and started practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in July 1980. He was elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 January 2004. He served as the Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from 4 May 2018 to 2 June 2018. He was soon appointed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court and took oath on 28 May 2019.^[4] He was transferred as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court for his final year, and he took oath on 3 November 2019. He retired on 29 September 2020.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Emmanuel, Meera (10 April 2019). "Collegium recommends Justice A K Mittal as next Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC". Bar & Bench. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
2. "Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal takes over as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court". The Times of India. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. "Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal appointed Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC". Bar & Bench. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
4. "Hon'ble Mr Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal". High Court of Meghalaya. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.