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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|43rd Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court}}<br />
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| office = [[List of former chief justices of the high courts of India#Gauhati High Court|43rd Chief Justice]] of [[Gauhati High Court]]<br />
| nominator = [[B. R. Gavai]]<br />
| appointer = [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
| term_start = 21 July 2025<br />
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[Vijay Bishnoi]]|[[Lanusungkum Jamir|L. Jamir]] (acting)}}<br />
| successor =<br />
| office1 = [[Judge]] of [[Patna High Court]]<br />
| term_start1 = 25 November 2017<br />
| term_end1 = 20 July 2025<br>{{small|(Acting CJ: 16 January 2025 – 20 July 2025)}}<br />
| nominator1 = [[Dipak Misra]]<br />
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| term_start2 = 15 May 2014<br />
| term_end2 = 6 January 2015<br />
| nominator2 = [[Rajendra Mal Lodha]]<br />
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| office3 = [[Judge]] of [[Delhi High Court]]<br />
| term_start3 = 7 January 2015<br />
| term_end3 = 24 November 2017<br />
| nominator3 = [[H. L. Dattu]]<br />
| appointer3 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|1|df=y}}<br />
| education = [[L.L.B]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]]<br />
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Chief Justice <br />
}}<br />
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'''Ashutosh Kumar''' (born 1 October 1966) is an Indian judge serving as Chief Justice of [[Gauhati High Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justice Ashutosh Kumar takes oath as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/justice-ashutosh-kumar-takes-oath-as-chief-justice-of-gauhati-high-court/article69837325.ece |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is also a former judge of [[Delhi High Court]] and [[Patna High Court]] and served as Acting Chief Justice at the latter high court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The High Court of Judicature at Patna |url=https://patnahighcourt.gov.in/judge/MTY0-07wqTE2Mgp0= |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=patnahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=2025-01-14 |title=Justice Ashutosh Kumar appointed Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/justice-ashutosh-kumar-acting-chief-justice-patna-high-court |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Kumar was born on 1 October 1966. He did his schooling from St Michaels’ High School at Patna and graduated from St. Stephens’ College, Delhi University. He did his LLB. from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.<br />
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He enrolled as an advocate on 9 July 1991 at Patna High Court. He has appeared in important criminal matters including matter related to convicts on Death Row. He was a Government Pleader for the State of Bihar for a short period. He has been appointed as an additional judge of Patna High Court on 15 May 2014 and was confirmed as permanent judge on 21 April 2016. He was transferred to Delhi High Court on 7 January 2015 and was repatriated again at Patna High Court on 24 November 2017.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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On 26 May 2025 Supreme Court collegium led by CJI [[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai]] recommended him to be appointed as chief justice of [[Gauhati High Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=2025-05-26 |title=Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Ashutosh Kumar as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/collegium-recommends-appointment-of-justice-ashutosh-kumar-as-chief-justice-of-gauhati-high-court |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SC Collegium: New Chief Justices Recommended for 5 High Courts |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-for-appointment-of-chief-justices-in-5-high-courts-3558903 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=2025-05-26 |title=Supreme Court Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for five High Courts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-new-chief-justices-for-five-high-courts/article69621898.ece |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and this recommendation was cleared by central government on 14 July 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-15 |title=Justice Ashutosh Kumar appointed Chief Justice of Gauhati HC |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/justice-ashutosh-kumar-appointed-chief-justice-gauhati-high-court-judicial-transfers-1244788-2025-07-15 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref> and he subsequently took oath as chief justice on 21 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Amit |date=2025-07-17 |title=Patna High Court Advocates Give Grand Farewell to Justice Ashutosh Kumar |url=https://www.illustrateddailynews.com/india/patna-high-court-advocates-give-grand-farewell-to-justice-ashutosh-kumar-839455 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.illustrateddailynews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NETWORK |first=LIVELAW NEWS |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justice Ashutosh Kumar Takes Oath As Chief Justice Of Gauhati High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/gauhati-high-court/justice-ashutosh-kumar-oath-chief-justice-gauhati-high-court-298236 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
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