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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India<br />
| education = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Mumbai]]<br />
| image = Arif Doctor.jpg<br />
| caption = Official portrait<br />
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'''Arif Saleh Doctor''' (born 17 July 1972) is an Indian judge serving as a Permanent Judge of the [[Bombay High Court]]. Appointed as an Additional Judge to that high court on 19 July 2022, and later confirmed as a Permanent Judge, he has presided over significant cases in civil, constitutional, [[arbitration]], and [[public interest law]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Arif Saleh Doctor was born on 17 July 1972 in [[Mumbai, India]]. He completed his schooling at [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai]] and graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Science from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]. He earned his law degree from [[Government Law College, Mumbai]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Legal career ==<br />
Doctor enrolled as an Advocate with the [[Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa]] in 1998. He practiced under Senior Advocate Darius J. Khambata, appearing before the [[Supreme Court of India]], the [[Bombay High Court]], the [[National Company Law Tribunal]] (NCLT), and other tribunals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=www.ETGovernment.com |title=Centre appoints 9 advocates as additional judges of Bombay High Court |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/centre-appoints-9-advocates-as-additional-judges-of-bombay-high-court/92944160 |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=ETGovernment.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=CDJ Law Journal |url=https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?id=1776&cid=3 |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=www.cdjlawjournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of High Court of Bombay |url=https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923073402/https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/processjshowReq.php?bhcpar=bmlkPTg5 |archive-date=2023-09-23 |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=bombayhighcourt.nic.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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His practice focused on civil, constitutional, company, environmental, and admiralty law, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. From 2009 to 2012, he served as a Panel Counsel for the [[Union of India (country)|Union of India]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arif Salef Doctor - Independent Director at Sterling and Wilson |url=https://theorg.com/org/sterling-and-wilson-pvt-ltd/org-chart/arif-salef-doctor |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Judicial career ==<br />
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 19 July 2022.<ref name=":1" /> On 14 December 2023, the Collegium of the High Court of Bombay unanimously recommended his name for appointment as a permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Supreme Court of India Additional Judge Recommendation |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2024/03/2024031353.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719191026/https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2024/03/2024031353.pdf |archive-date=2025-07-19 |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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On 13 March 2024, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended that Doctor, be appointed as a permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court.<ref name=":3" /> He was elevated to Permanent Judge on 21 March 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 April 2024 |title=Justice Arif Saleh Doctor appointed as Permanent Judge - Bombay High Court {{!}} Indian Bureaucracy {{!}} IAS, IPS, IFS Transfers, Government Appointments & PSU News |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/justice-arif-saleh-doctor-appointed-as-permanent-judge-bombay-high-court/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2015990 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref><br />
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He has presided over notable cases, including:<br />
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• '''Redevelopment Law''': Ruled that minority members of housing societies cannot obstruct redevelopment projects approved by a majority, impacting urban real estate disputes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhimani |first=Sulaiman |date=1 August 2024 |title=Bombay High Court Orders Costs Against Non-Consenting Members in Cooperative Housing Society Redevelopment |url=https://thelawsuits.in/bombay-high-court-costs-non-consenting-members-cooperative-housing-redevelopment/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=The Law Suits |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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• '''Arbitration''': Upheld a foreign arbitral award, reinforcing India’s pro-arbitration stance, and clarified the scope of interim relief under Section 9 of the [[Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996|Arbitration and Conciliation Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Mohd Malik |date=28 November 2024 |title=Court Cannot Go Into Merits While Enforcing Foreign Award U/S 48 Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/arbitration-cases/court-cannot-go-into-merits-while-enforcing-foreign-award-us-48-of-arbitration-act-bombay-high-court-276627 |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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• '''Public Interest''': Addressed cases involving illegal hoardings, fire safety guidelines, public healthcare, and stray dog feeding rights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Neha |date=22 February 2024 |title=Cannot permit illegal hoardings of political, commercial or religious organisations in public space: Bombay High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/cannot-permit-illegal-hoardings-political-commercial-religious-organisations-public-space-bombay-high-court |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><br />
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• '''Professional Ethics''': In a notable 2025 ruling, alongside Chief Justice [[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]], Doctor criticized a senior lawyer for blaming a junior for a case dismissal, directing the senior to gift a book on the Constitution to the junior.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2023 |title=Gift her book on Constitution: Bombay HC to advocate who blamed his junior for dismissal of appeal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/gift-her-book-on-constitution-hc-to-advocate-who-blamed-his-junior-for-dismissal-of-appeal/articleshow/103318887.cms |access-date=18 August 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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