| Office | Member of Punjab State Human Rights Commission |
|---|---|
| Office | Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
|
| Term start | 23 September 2016 |
| Term end | 22 September 2020
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| Predecessor | Sanjay Kishan Kaul |
| Successor | Shiavax Jal Vazifdar
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| Born | 25 February 1953 |
| Born | Sirsa, East Punjab Template:Small |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Mohali, Punjab
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Ashutosh Mohunta (25 February 1953 – 22 September 2020) was an Indian judge. He was Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2014. He was a judge on the Punjab and Haryana High Court from 2001 to 2010, and once more from 2014 until 2015. Mohunta served on the Andhra Pradesh High Court from 2010 to 2014. He was Member of Punjab State Human Rights Commission from 2016 until his death.
Career
Mohunta was born on 25 February 1953.[1] He grew up in Sirsa.[1] In 1976 he obtained his LLB from the University of Delhi.[2] He enrolled as advocate in 1977 in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and started practicing under his father Sushil Chand Mohunta, who at that point was the Advocate General of Haryana.[1]
Mohunta became judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 2 July 2001.[1] He transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed charge on 28 October 2010. He returned to Punjab and Haryana High Court for health reasons on 26 June 2014.[1][2] He took over as Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 26 July 2014 and remained in this position until 15 December 2014.[3] He retired on 24 February 2015.[4]
On 23 September 2016 he was appointed as Member of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.[1]
Death
Mohunta died on 22 September 2020 due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in a hospital in Mohali.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Members. Punjab State Human Rights Commission.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Justice Mohunta to join Punjab and Haryana high court. The Hindustan Times(21 June 2014).
- ↑ Former Chief Justices of Punjab and Haryana High Court highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ Sh. Sushil Chand Mohunta. Advocate General, Haryana.
- ↑ Justice Ashutosh Mohunta passes away. Babushahi. Retrieved 22 September 2020.