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{{Short description|Indian judge (1936–2024)}}
{{Use British English|date = September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Judge|Justice]] (Retd.)
| office = Chancellor of [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| nominator = [[Banaras Hindu University]] Court
| office1 = Judge of [[Allahabad High Court]]
| term_start = November 2018
| term_end = 18 November 2024
| term_start1 = 14 March 1988
| term_end1 = 2001
| office2 = Chairperson of [[Ganga Mahasabha]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 18 November 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|10|14}}
| birth_place = [[Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|11|18|1936|10|14}}
| death_place =
| children = [[Manoj Malaviya]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| deputy = [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University|VC-BHU]]
{{plainlist|
*[[Sudhir K. Jain]] (2022–2024)
*[[Rakesh Bhatnagar]] (2018–2021)}}
| image = Giridhar Malviya 2014 (3x4 cropped).jpg
| caption = Malaviya in 2014
| predecessor = [[Karan Singh]]
}}

'''Giridhar Malaviya''' (14 November 1936 – 18 November 2024) was an Indian judge of [[Allahabad High Court]] and former [[Chancellor]] of [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="deccanherald">{{Cite web |date=2019-11-21 |title=BHU founder's grandson backs Muslim prof's appointment |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/bhu-founders-grandson-backs-muslim-prof-s-appointment-778500.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/admin/chancellor.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803214413/http://www.bhu.ac.in/admin/chancellor.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2013 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=bhu.ac.in}}</ref>

== Background ==
Malaviya was a grandson of [[Madan Mohan Malaviya]] (founder of Banaras Hindu University) and only son of [[Govind Malaviya]] (6th [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University|vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University]]). He was born on 14 November 1936 in [[Varanasi]]. Malaviya was a graduate of Political Science & Law from the Banaras Hindu University.<ref name="deccanherald"/><ref name="allahabadhighcourt">{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Mr. Hon'ble Mr. Malaviya Giridhar |url=https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/Judges/ex-judges/GMalaviya.htm |access-date=2022-09-14 |publisher=Allahabad High Court}}</ref>

Giridhar Malaviya's son [[Manoj Malaviya]] is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer, who served as [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]] of [[West Bengal Police]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Madhuparna |date=2021-09-01 |title=Modi proposer's son is acting DGP of Bengal amid tussle between Mamata & Centre over appointment |url=https://theprint.in/india/west-bengal-gets-new-acting-dgp-amid-stalemate-between-mamata-modi-govt-over-appointment/725784/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

Malaviya died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 November 2024 |title=Indian judge Giridhar Malaviya dead at 88 |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/prayagraj/news/justice-giridhar-malviya-passed-away-wave-of-mourning-133978437.html |access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref>

== Career ==
Giridhar Malaviya was appointed a judge of [[Allahabad High Court]] on 14 March 1988.<ref name="allahabadhighcourt"/> After retirement, in November 2018, he was elected unanimously as the chancellor of Banaras Hindu University by the University Court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=न्यायमूर्ति गिरिधर मालवीय बने बीएचयू के कुलाधिपति, विवि कोर्ट की बैठक में लिया गया फैसला |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/justice-girdhar-malviya-became-chancellor-of-bhu |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

Malaviya was one of the proposers of [[Narendra Modi]] for his candidacy from [[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi constituency]] in the [[2014 Lok Sabha Elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-24 |title=Modi files nomination in Varanasi, invokes 'Maa Ganga' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/modi-files-nomination-in-varanasi-invokes-maa-ganga/story-UVRnxWGsliAI8SoJU4NIyM.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Malaviya was actively engaged in [[National Mission for Clean Ganga|Ganga cleaning mission]]. He was the chairperson of the committee constituted to prepare a draft of Ganga Act.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Committee Constituted to Prepare Draft Ganga Act Submits its Report Uma Bharti Calls it a Historic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1487647 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref> He was also the chairperson of [[Ganga Mahasabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-27 |title=Retired HC judge nominated for post of BHU chancellor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/retired-hc-judge-nominated-for-post-of-bhu-chancellor-5466172/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Banaras Hindu University|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Banaras Hindu University]]
[[Category:People from Varanasi]]

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