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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name =<br />
| birth_name = Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi<br />
| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Rajasthan High Court|38th Chief Justice]] of [[Rajasthan High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 12 October 2021<br />
| term_end = 6 March 2022<br />
| nominator = [[N. V. Ramana]]<br />
| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Indrajit Mahanty]]<br />
| successor = {{ubl|[[Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde|S. S. Shinde]]|[[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava|M. M. Shrivastava]] ''(acting)''}}<br />
| office1 = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Tripura High Court|5th Chief Justice]] of [[Tripura High Court]]<br />
| term_start1 = 16 November 2019<br />
| term_end1 = 11 October 2021<br />
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[Ranjan Gogoi]]<br />
| predecessor1 = {{ubl|[[Sanjay Karol]]|[[Subhasis Talapatra]] ''(acting)''}}<br />
| successor1 = [[Indrajit Mahanty]]<br />
| office2 = [[Judge]] of [[Bombay High Court]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| nominator2 = [[Ranjan Gogoi]]<br />
| term_start2 = 14 November 2018<br />
| term_end2 = 15 November 2019<br />
| office3 = [[Judge]] of [[Gujarat High Court]]<br />
| nominator3 = [[V. N. Khare]]<br />
| appointer3 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
| term_start3 = 7 March 2004<br />
| term_end3 = 13 November 2018<br />
| status4 = [[Acting (law)|Acting]] [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]]<br />
| appointer4 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| term_start4 = 2 November 2018<br />
| term_end4 = 13 November 2018<br />
| predecessor4 = [[R. Subhash Reddy]]<br />
| successor4 = {{ubl|[[Vikram Nath]]|[[Anantkumar Surendraray Dave|A. S. Dave]] ''(acting)''}}<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|03|07|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| image = Akil Kureshi.jpg<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Mathematics|B.Sc. (Mathematics)]] and [[LL.B]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi''' (born 7 March 1960) is an Indian retired judge. He is a former [[Chief Justice]] of [[Rajasthan High Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan High Court |url=https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/akil-kureshi.php |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=hcraj.nic.in}}</ref> and [[Tripura High Court]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thc.nic.in/CJprofile.html|title= HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI|publisher= High Court of Tripura|access-date= 11 October 2021}}</ref> He has also served as a [[judge]] of [[Bombay High Court]] and [[Gujarat High Court]], and as an [[Acting (law)|Acting]] [[Chief Justice]] of the latter.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Justice Kureshi passed [[Bachelor of Mathematics|B.Sc. (Mathematics)]] in 1980 and [[LL.B]]. in 1983. He joined the Bar and started his legal practice in the Gujarat High Court from July 1983. He was appointed the Additional Central Government Standing Counsel from March 1992 to March 1998 and the Additional Counsel for the Income-tax Department in January 2000 where he represented [[Government of Gujarat|Income Tax Department]] in the Gujarat High Court up to December 2001. He was appointed an additional judge of the [[Gujarat High Court]] on 7 March 2004 and became a permanent judge on 12 August 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/centre-appoints-justice-akil-kureshi-chief-justice-rajasthan-high-court-183483|title= Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Akil Kureshi As The Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court|last= Upadhyay |first= Sparsh| date= 9 October 2021|publisher= LiveLaw |access-date= 11 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/justice-akil-kureshi-takes-oath-as-the-new-chief-justice-of-rajasthan-high-court/article36958981.ece |title=Justice Akil Kureshi takes oath as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court |date=12 October 2021 |publisher= The Hindu |access-date= 23 October 2021}}</ref><br />
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Kureshi was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat on 2 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AK |first=Aditya |date=2018-11-02 |title=Now, Centre appoints Akil Kureshi J as Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat HC |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/now-centre-appoints-akil-kureshi-j-as-acting-chief-justice-of-gujarat-hc |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> He was transferred to the [[Bombay High Court]] on 14 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri. AKIL KURESHI|url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshowpuisne.php?bhcpar=amdldGlkPTQxNCZwYWdlbm89MjE=|publisher=High Court of Bombay|url-status=live|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506130201/https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/jshowpuisne.php?bhcpar=amdldGlkPTQxNCZwYWdlbm89MjE= |archive-date=6 May 2021 }}</ref> He took oath as the [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of [[Tripura High Court]] on 16 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking: Centre notifies appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court|url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/centre-notifies-appointment-of-justice-akil-kureshi-as-chief-justice-of-tripura-high-court|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en}}</ref><br />
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On 9 October 2021, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the [[Rajasthan High Court]] and took oath on 12 October 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Akil Kureshi sworn in as Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/akil-kureshi-sworn-in-as-rajasthan-high-court-chief-justice/ |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/Transfer%20Order%20of%20Shri%20Justice%20A%20A%20Kureshi%2C%20CJ%2C%20Tripura%20HC%20as%20CJ%20Rajasthan%20HC%20%2809.10.2021.pdf|title= Transfer Order of Shri Justice A A Kureshi, CJ, Tripura HC as CJ Rajasthan HC|date= 9 October 2021|publisher= Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice|access-date= 11 October 2021}}</ref> and retired on 7 March 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Paras Nath |date=2022-03-05 |title=As Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC, Akil Kureshi retires on Sunday, his non-elevation to the Supreme Court may well certify his independence |url=https://theleaflet.in/leaflet-specials/as-chief-justice-of-rajasthan-hc-akil-kureshi-retires-on-sunday-his-non-elevation-to-the-supreme-court-may-well-certify-his-independence |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=The Leaflet |language=en}}</ref> without being elevated to [[Supreme Court of India]]. His non elevation to supreme court was matter of great debate as he was denied elevation inspite of year long tussle in supreme court collegium, whose member Justice [[Rohinton Fali Nariman]], blocked all collegium appointments<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leaflet |first=The |date=2021-07-03 |title=SC’s working strength comes down to 26 judges against sanctioned judge strength of 34; No Collegium recommendation since Aug 2019 |url=https://theleaflet.in/judicial-accountability/scs-working-strength-comes-down-to-26-judges-against-sanctioned-judge-strength-of-34-no-collegium-recommendation-since-aug-2019 |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=The Leaflet |language=en}}</ref> until his retirement in August 2021<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-13 |title=Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman exit may give collegium space to discuss Supreme Court judge picks |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/justice-rohinton-fali-nariman-exit-may-give-collegium-space-to-discuss-supreme-court-judge-picks/articleshow/85290075.cms |access-date=2026-02-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> for want of Justice Kureshi's elevation to supreme court.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-19 |title=Justice Kureshi, Who Sent Amit Shah to CBI Custody in 2010, Finds no Place in SC Collegium {{!}} NewsClick |url=https://www.newsclick.in/justice-kureshi-amit-shah-CBI-custody-2010-place-SC-collegium |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250207044616/https://www.newsclick.in/justice-kureshi-amit-shah-CBI-custody-2010-place-SC-collegium |archive-date=2025-02-07 |access-date=2026-02-22 |work=NewsClick |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1960 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Judges of the Gujarat High Court]]<br />
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