Ajay Kumar Mittal

Ajay Kumar Mittal
Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice; Ajay Kumar Mittal
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
	In office; 3 November 2019 – 29 September 2020
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
	In office; 28 May 2019 – 2 November 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
	In office; 9 January 2004 – 27 May 2019
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	30 September 1958; Chandigarh
Alma mater	Shri Ram College of Commerce

Ajay Kumar Mittal (born September 30, 1958) is an Indian Judge.[1] He is Former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court[2] and Meghalaya High Court and also former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.[3]

Career

He passed B.Com. (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi in the year 1977 and completed his LL.B. from faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1980. In the same year he enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and started practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in July 1980. He was elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 January 2004. He has served as Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from 4 May 2018 to 2 June 2018. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court and took oath on 28 May 2019.[4] He was transferred as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court and took oath on 3 November 2019. He was Retired on 29 September 2020.

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