Hon'ble Justice
Ashok Menon
Judge Kerala High Court
In office
30 November 2017 – 13 August 2021
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born (1959-08-15) 15 August 1959
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Alma materGovernment Law College, Kozhikode
WebsiteHigh Court of Kerala

Ashok Menon (born on 15 August 1959) was 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

Ashok completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, graduated from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Kozhikode.[1]

Career

Ashok started practicing as a lawyer in Thrissur and Wadakkancherry Courts in 1981. He started serving as Munsiff-Magistrate in 1988. Thereafter promoted as Sub Judge in 1995 and as District Judge in 2002. He was appointed as Registrar, Supreme Court of India in 2009 and continued to be as Registrar, Competition Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi from 2010 to 2013. Thereafter served as Principal District Judge, Kollam from 2013 to 2015. He was appointed as Registrar General, High Court of Kerala in 2015. on 30 November 2017 he was elevated as an additional judge of High Court of Kerala and became permanent judge of High Court of Kerala on 29 August 2019.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official".
  2. ↑ "Appointment Notification" (PDF). Official - Department of Justice - Government of India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Centre clears appointment of Ashok Menon, Annie John, Narayana Pisharadi as additional judges of Kerala HC". barandbench.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "SC Collegium recommends 3 Additional Judges of the Kerala HC as Permanent Judges". News SCC Online. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Recommendation" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Three Additional Judges of Kerala High Court made Permanent". News. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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