Abhilasha Kumari

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{{short description|Former judge who served in various high courts of India}}
{{Infobox judge
| honorific-prefix = [[Honourable]] [[Justice]]
| name = Abhilasha Kumari
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| office = Judicial Member of [[Lokpal]]
| term_start = 23 March 2019
| term_end = 8 July 2021
| nominator = 
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| predecessor = ''Position Established''
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|2|23}}
| birth_place =
| death_place =
| father = [[Virbhadra Singh]] (deceased)
| spouse = {{marriage|Prithvindrasinh Gohil|1979}}
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Indraprastha College for Women]], [[University of Delhi]] (B.A.)|[[Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University]] (LL.B)}}
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'''Abhilasha Kumari''' (born 23 February 1956) is currently Judicial Member of [[Lokpal]] Committee of India since 23 March 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://qrius.com/lokpal-meet-the-men-and-women-who-will-probe-corruption/|title=Lokpal: Meet the men and women who will probe corruption|website=qrius.com|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> She is a former judge who served on the [[High Court of Gujarat]] from 2006 to 2018, and as the first female Chief Justice on the [[Manipur High Court]] in 2018. She was a chairperson of the [[Human rights commission|Human Rights Commission]] of the [[Gujarat]] state of India from 17 May 2018 to 23 March 2019.

==Early life==
Abhilasha Kumari was born on 23 February 1956<ref name=":gujarathighcourt">{{Cite web|url=http://gujarathighcourt.nic.in/cjjfull?jid=429|title=High Court of Gujarat|website=gujarathighcourt.nic.in|language=en|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref> to [[Virbhadra Singh]], the former [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]], and his first wife, Ratna Kumari.<ref name=":HT2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/justice-abhilasha-kumari-is-manipur-hc-s-first-woman-chief-justice/story-1MdcD0Pu0N2YEcNakPsG4O.html|title=Justice Abhilasha Kumari is Manipur HC’s first woman chief justice|last=Samom|first=Shobhapati|date=9 February 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":IndiaTimes2018">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/justice-abhilasha-kumari-promoted/articleshow/62812014.cms|title=Justice Abhilasha Kumari promoted|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=":jagran">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/himachal-pradesh/shimla-virbhadra-singh-s-daughter-abhilasha-takes-over-charge-of-chief-justice-17493584.html|title=वीरभद्र सिंह की बेटी अभिलाषा ने संभाला चीफ जस्टिस का कार्यभार|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=17 September 2018|language=hi}}</ref> She is the eldest of four sisters and a brother.<ref name=":jagran"/> She completed her early education at the [[Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla]],<ref name=":gujarathighcourt"/><ref name=":jagran"/> after which she completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in English from the [[Indraprastha College for Women|Indraprastha College]], [[University of Delhi]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] from the [[Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University]].<ref name=":gujarathighcourt"/><ref name=":IndiaTimes2018"/>

== Career ==
Kumari started her career as an advocate on 26 March 1984<ref name=":gujarathighcourt"/> and practised in the [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]] and the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal.<ref name=":HT2018"/> She was the Additional Central Government Standing Counsel from 1995 to 2002 and as the additional advocate general of Himachal Pradesh in March 2003 to December 2005.<ref name=":gujarathighcourt"/><ref name=":HT2018"/>

She worked as the Legal Advisor-cum-Standing Counsel for [[Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya]], Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation and [[Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board]]. She also served as the Standing Counsel for Municipal Council, [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]]; Standing Counsel for [[Shimla Municipal Corporation|Simla Municipal Corporation]]; [[Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education]] and Himachal Pradesh Technical Education Board.<ref name=":gujarathighcourt"/>

She served as judge on the [[Gujarat High Court]] from 9 January 2006 to 7 February 2018.<ref name=":IndiaTimes2018"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/ex-cm-virbhadra-singh-daughter-abhilasha-kumari-become-chief-justice/articleshow/62467863.cms|title=वीरभद्र की बेटी जस्टिस अभिलाषा कुमारी बनेंगी HC की चीफ जस्टिस|work=Navbharat Times|access-date=17 September 2018|language=hi-IN}}</ref> She then became the first female Chief Justice of [[Manipur High Court]] for only thirteen days from 9 to 22 February 2018, when she retired.<ref name=":HT2018"/><ref name=":IndiaTimes2018"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehushpost.com/miscellaneous/justice-abhilasha-kumari-takes-oath-manipur-chief-justice-13-days-father-virbhadra-singh-attends-function/|title=Justice Abhilasha Kumari takes oath as Manipur Chief Justice for 13 days, father Virbhadra Singh attends function|date=9 February 2018|work=The Hush Post|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former HC judge is GSHRC chief |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/former-hc-judge-is-gshrc-chief/articleshow/64115225.cms |accessdate=15 October 2018 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=11 May 2018}}</ref> She has been a Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of [[Gujarat]] state of India since 17 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2018/05/17/abhilasha-kumari-takes-charge-of-office-of-chairperson-of-gujarat-human-right-commission-for-five-year-term/|title=Abhilasha Kumari takes charge of office of Chairperson of Gujarat Human Right Commission for five-year term|date=17 May 2018|work=DeshGujarat|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

She was appointed Judicial member of [[Lokpal]] Committee on 23 March 2019 along with 3 other Judicial members.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Abhilasha Kumari married Prithvindrasinh Gohil of Dared, a member of the royal family of erstwhile [[Vala State]], on 7 November 1979 in Simla. They have a son, Raghavendra Singh Gohil (born 11 July ). He is married to Shruti of Khapradi in Uttar Pradesh (born 14th March). They have one daughter Jayanandini Gohil (born 18th March 2012).<ref name=":IndiaTimes2018"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/bashahr.html|title=BASHAHR|last=Soszynski|first=Henry|website=members.iinet.net.au|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929203943/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/bashahr.html|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women judges]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women lawyers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Judges of the Gujarat High Court]]
[[Category:Judges of the Manipur High Court]]
[[Category:Chief Justices of Manipur High Court]]
[[Category:Indraprastha College for Women alumni]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Himachal Pradesh]]

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