Y. R. Meena

Shri Y. R. Meena or Hon'ble Mr. Justice (Retd.) Yad Ram Meena (born: 1 July 1946) is an Indian Judge and the former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.

Career

Justice Y.R Meena was born in 1946. He passed B.A. LL.B. and enrolled as an advocate in 1968. He practised in Civil, Criminal and Revenue Matters, appointed as a Law Officer of the Law Commission of India in 1973. Justice Meena was appointed as Deputy Legislative Counsel and Additional Legislative Counsel in Ministry of Law and Justice, Delhi in 1976 and 1979 respectively. In 1980 he became a Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. On 20 July 1990 he was appointed as an additional Judge of Rajasthan High Court and transferred to Calcutta High Court in December 1997.[1] In 2001 Meena was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court and took charge of the Acting Chief Justice since 2004. He was one of the Patron in Chief of Rajasthan State Judicial academy.[2] He was elevated in the post of the Chief Justice of High Court of Gujarat on 3 February 2007.[3] Justice Meena retired on 30 June 2008 from the post.[4] Madhu Koda, Former Chief Ministers of Jharkhand appointed Meena as his legal advisor after his retirement.[5]

References
  1. "The Hon'ble Justice Y. R. Meena". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. "LIST OF PAST HON'BLE PATRON-IN-CHIEF". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "Y R Meena appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat HC". Zee News. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Y. R. MEENA". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Koda hires former judge as legal counsel". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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