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{{short description|Indian judge of Kerala High Court}}
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| name = Bechu Kurian Thomas
| honorific-prefix = '''Hon'ble Justice'''
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| office = [[Kerala High Court|Judge of Kerala High Court]]
| termstart = 06 March 2020
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| appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| nominator = [[Sharad Arvind Bobde]]
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| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kanjikkuzhi]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]
| citizenship = [[India]]n
| nationality = {{IND}}
| father = [[K. T. Thomas (Justice)|Justice K. T. Thomas]]<ref name="MMO"/>
| mother = Susan Tharuni Thomas
| spouse = Meenu<ref name="EK"/>
| children = Adv Susan Kurian<br>Tarun Thomas Kurian<ref name="EK">{{cite web|url=https://www.expresskerala.com/kerala-hicourt-justice-bechu-kurian-thomas.html|title=ബെച്ചു കുര്യനും ഗോപിനാഥ് മേനോനും ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാരായത് ഒന്നാം റാങ്ക് തിളക്കത്തില്‍|work=expresskerala.com|accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/bkt.html|High Court of Kerala}}
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'''Bechu Kurian Thomas''' ({{lang-ml|ബെച്ചു കുര്യൻ തോമസ്}}) is the judge of [[Kerala High Court]]. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the [[Indian state]] of [[Kerala]] and in the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]], [[Kochi]].<ref name="hc">{{cite web|url=http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/bkt.html|title=Official|work=|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Appointment">{{cite web|url=https://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/Orders%20of%20appointment%20of%20Shri%20T%20R%20Ravi%20and%2003%20others%20to%20be%20Additional%20Judges%20of%20the%20Kerala%20HC%20%2804.03.2020%29.pdf|title=Appointment Notification|work=Official - Department of Justice - Government of India|accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="SCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2020/03/05/kerala-hc-appointment-order-of-4-additional-judges-for-a-period-of-2-years/|title=Appointment Order of 4 Additional Judges for a period of 2 years|work=scconline.com|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="SCConline">{{cite web|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2020/01/30/collegium-approves-elevation-of-3-advocates-and-1-judicial-officer-as-judge-of-kerala-hc/|title=Collegium approves — elevation of 3 Advocates and 1 Judicial Officer as Judge of Kerala HC|work=scconline.com|accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-collegium-recommends-to-appoint-four-new-hc-judges-1.4487313|title=SC collegium recommends to appoint four new HC judges|work=mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-gets-four-new-judges/articleshow/74481247.cms|title=Kerala high court gets four new judges|work=indiatimes.com|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="LL">{{cite web|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/centre-notifies-the-appointment-of-three-lawyers-and-one-jud-officer-as-additional-judges-of-kerala-hc-read-resolution-153455|title=Centre Notifies The Appointment Of Three Lawyers And One Jud. Officer As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC|work=livelaw.in|accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Bechu Kurian was born at [[Kottayam]] as the second son of Justice K. T. Thomas and Susan Tharuni Thomas. He has completed his schooling from [[Pallikoodam (school)|Corpus Christi School, Kottayam]], [[St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode]] and [[St. Aloysius Higher Secondary School]], [[Quilon]], pre degree from [[Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram]] and obtained law degree from [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]] securing 1st rank in the University in 1992 and was awarded with ''Annamma Kunjacko Memorial Gold Medal''.<ref name="hc"/><ref name="EK"/>

==Career==
Bechu Kurian enrolled in 1992 and started practicing as a lawyer at Kottayam.<ref name="hc"/> He shifted to Ernakulam in 1995 and started practicing in various courts including Supreme Court of India, High Court of Kerala, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, National Green Tribunal etc. He specialised in the fields of Constitutional law, Administrative law, Taxation laws, Corporate law, Arbitration, Environmental laws, Civil Law, Criminal law, and Maritime law. In 1997 he received British Council Chevening Scholarship and underwent study and training in English Commercial Law and Practice at the College of Law, York and at Hammond Suddards, London.<ref name="hc"/> He started his office ''Bechu Kurian & Co'' at Ernakulam in 1998. He served as law reporter of Kerala Law Journal from 1997 to 2002. He served as standing counsel for Kerala University from 2014 to 2015. In 2015 he was designated as Senior Advocate by Kerala High Court. 6 March 2020 he was appointed as additional judge of Kerala High Court.<ref name="Appointment"/><ref name="hc"/><ref name="Mathrubhumi"/><ref name="MMO">{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/03/06/high-court-judges-took-charge.html|title=െഹെക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാർ ‌സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു|work=manoramaonline.com|accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in High Court of Kerala]

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