MR. H.L. Gokhale

M.A., LL.M.

Justice Hemant Laxman Gokhale, M.A., LL.M. : Was born on March 10, 1949. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra on January 20, 1973 and practised in Civil, Constitutional, Labour and Service Laws and specialised in Industrial and Service matters. He worked as an Assistant Government Pleader to the State of Maharashtra in the Bombay High Court on the Original and Appellate Sides during 1984 to 1989. He worked as part-time Professor of Law at the Government Law College, Bombay in 1977-84. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on January 20, 1994 and transferred to the Gujarat High Court on February 4, 1994. He was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Gujarat High Court on January 23, 1995. He was transferred back to the Bombay High Court on February 25, 1999. He has appointed Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court from 12th January 2007. Due on retire on 10th March, 2011.