Ashutosh Mohunta

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.

Ashutosh Mohunta
Member of Punjab State Human Rights Commission
In office
23 September 2016 – 22 September 2020
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
26 July 2014 – 15 December 2014
(Acting)
Preceded bySanjay Kishan Kaul
Succeeded byShiavax Jal Vazifdar
Personal details
Born25 February 1953
Sirsa, East Punjab (now in Haryana)
Died22 September 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 67)
Mohali, Punjab

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 disease in a hospital in Mohali.[5]

References
  1. "Members". Punjab State Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
  2. "Justice Mohunta to join Punjab and Haryana high court". The Hindustan Times. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
  3. Former Chief Justices of Punjab and Haryana High Court highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "Sh. Sushil Chand Mohunta". Advocate General, Haryana. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
  5. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta passes away. Babushahi. Retrieved 22 September 2020.


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