Gopinath P

Hon'ble Justice
Gopinath P
Judge of Kerala High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 March 2020
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born (1972-11-13) 13 November 1972 (age 52)
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge[1]
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Gopinath Puzhankara (Malayalam: ഗോപിനാഥ്. പി) is an Indian judge who is presently serving as a judge of Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is 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 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. ^ a b "ബെച്ചു കുര്യനും ഗോപിനാഥ് മേനോനും ഹൈക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാരായത് ഒന്നാം റാങ്ക് തിളക്കത്തില്‍". expresskerala.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Appointment Notification" (PDF). Official - Department of Justice - Government of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Appointment Order of 4 Additional Judges for a period of 2 years". scconline.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Collegium approves — elevation of 3 Advocates and 1 Judicial Officer as Judge of Kerala HC". scconline.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "SC collegium recommends to appoint four new HC judges". mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Kerala high court gets four new judges". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Centre Notifies The Appointment Of Three Lawyers And One Jud. Officer As Additional Judges Of Kerala HC". livelaw.in. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Three paperless courts in Kerala High Court from Aug 1; lawyers say will wait and watch". mathrubhumi.com. 31 Jul 2022. Retrieved 11 Oct 2022 – via Mathrubhumi News.
  9. ^ "െഹെക്കോടതി ജഡ്ജിമാർ ‌സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു". manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Four Additional Judges appointed for Kerala High Court". barandbench.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.