| Office | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Office | Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court |
| Office | Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
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| Predecessor | Prabha Shankar Mishra |
| Successor | V. S. Sirpurkar
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| Born | 1943-08-07 (age 83)
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| Alma mater | University of Rajasthan
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Ashok Kumar Mathur (born 7 August 1943) the former Chief justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed as the Chairman of 7th Pay Commission.
Early life
Mathur completed his in M.A. degree in Philosophy from Rajasthan University in 1964 and passed his LL.B. in 1966.[1]
Career
Mathur started his lawyer career in the Rajasthan High Court in 1967. Initially he worked as Government Advocate. He was elevated as Judge on 13 July 1985 of the Rajasthan High Court. He was transferred from Madhya Pradesh High Court to the Calcutta High Court on 22 December 1999 as Chief Justice.[2] Mathur became a judge of the Supreme Court in 2004 and retired from service on 7 August 2008 from there. After the retirement, he was appointed as the Chairman of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and Defence Forces and also headed the Armed Forces Tribunal.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur - Brief Profile. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Former Chief Justices. calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission. Deccan Chronicle(4 February 2014). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Pay Commission. psuconnect.in. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Seventh Pay Commission chairman finds discrepancy between IAS and non-IAS glaring. economictimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.