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Ravindra Maithani

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Ravindra Maithani
Judge, High Court of Uttarakhand
Assumed office
3 December 2018
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born (1965-06-25) 25 June 1965 (age 59)
Chamoli, India

Justice Ravindra Maithani (born 25 June 1965, in Chamoli district) is an Indian Judge at the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital since December 2018.[1] He is due to retire not earlier than June 2027.[2]

Career

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Maithani obtained his Bachelors in Science and Law from Garhwal University at Srinagar, Uttarakhand.[3] Thereafter, he joined the Judicial services of the undivided Uttar Pradesh state in 1986 and worked at various district-level courts. Maithani has also been Deputy Director of the Institute of Judicial Training Research at Lucknow, a Member of the Uttarakhand Trade Tax Tribunal and an Additional Director at the Uttarakhand Judicial & Legal Academy, Nainital.[1][3] In March 2009, he was appointed the Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court post which he was sent to the Supreme Court of India as Registrar in September 2010. Maithani was also the Secretary General of the Indian Supreme Court from May 2013 till November 2014.

A Supreme Court Collegium consisting of Justices Ranjan Gogoi CJI, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph recommended his name to the President of India in October 2018 for appointment as a Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court.[4] Maithani assumed charge of his office on 3 December 2018. The oath was administered to him by Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan.[5]

Notable judgements

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hon'ble Sitting Judges". High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital. 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ Jain, Ritika (July 18, 2018). "SC secy general Ravindra Maithani, close to CJI Misra, recommended as Uttarakhand HC judge".
  3. ^ a b "Former Registrar Generals". High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. ^ "Reg. elevation of Judicial Officers as Judges in Uttarakhand High Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. 2018-10-31.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand gets three new High Court judges". Business Standard. IANS. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  6. ^ "Nainital and Mussoorie must test every tourist for COVID-19 before allowing them to enter, directs Uttarakhand HC". Business Insider India. Nainital. PTI. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 test mandatory for tourists visiting Nainital, Mussoorie: Uttarakhand HC". The New Indian Express. Nainital. PTI. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. ^ "Uttarakhand HC quashes FIR against scribe over social media post against CM Trivendra Singh Rawat". The New Indian Express. Nainital. PTI. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  9. ^ "Uttarakhand HC Directs State Govt. To Consider Paying 50% Minimum Support Price To Farmers". LiveLaw.in. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2021-03-19.