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| Office | Judge of Kerala High Court
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| Term start | 6 March 2020
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| Born | 1972-11-13 (age 54)
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge[1]
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Gopinath Puzhankara is an Indian judge presently serving as a judge of Kerala High Court, 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, Kochi.[2][3][4][5][6][7][1] The court of justice Gopinath was one among the three paperless courts that started functioning from 1 August 2022 in Kerala High Court.[8]
Education
Gopinath obtained law degree from the Government Law College, Ernakulam securing 1st rank in the final examination and completed masters in Law from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom with Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship for undertaking post graduate study at the University of Cambridge.
Career
Gopinath enrolled in 1996 and started practicing as a lawyer. During his practice he served as Central Government Counsel and Senior Standing Counsel for the Central Board of Excise and Customs. In 2018 he was designated as Senior Advocate by Kerala High Court. 6 March 2020 he was appointed as additional judge of Kerala High Court and became permanent with effect from 28.05.2021.[2][5][9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ബെച്ചു കുര്യനും ഗോപിനാഥ് മേനോനും ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാരായത് ഒന്നാം റാങ്ക് തിളക്കത്തില്(31 January 2020).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appointment Notification.
- ↑ Appointment Order of 4 Additional Judges for a period of 2 years(5 March 2020).
- ↑ Collegium approves — elevation of 3 Advocates and 1 Judicial Officer as Judge of Kerala HC.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 SC collegium recommends to appoint four new HC judges.
- ↑ Kerala high court gets four new judges.
- ↑ Centre Notifies The Appointment Of Three Lawyers And One Jud. Officer As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC(4 March 2020).
- ↑ Three paperless courts in Kerala High Court from Aug 1; lawyers say will wait and watch(31 Jul 2022). Retrieved 11 Oct 2022.
- ↑ െഹെക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാർ സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു.
- ↑ Four Additional Judges appointed for Kerala High Court.