A. Muhamed Mustaque
{{Short description|A permanent judge of the Kerala High Court}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable Mr. Justice
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| name = Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath
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| office = Judge of Kerala High Court
| termstart = {{Start date|2014|01|23|df=y}}
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| nominator = P. Sathasivam
| appointer = Pranab Mukherjee
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| successor =
| office1 = Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
| termstart1 = 5 July 2024
| termend1 = 25 September 2024
| appointer1 = Droupadi Murmu
| education = V. B. College of Law (LL.B)
M G University (LL.M)
Paris XI University (PG in Space and Telecommunications Law)
Hague Academy of International Law (Private International Law course)
World Intellectual Property Organization (Advanced course on E- Commerce and Intellectual Property)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|01}}
| birth_place = Thana, Kannur, Kerala
| nationality = Indian
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| website = {{URL|highcourtofkerala.nic.in/amm.html|High Court of Kerala}}
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A. Muhamed Mustaque (born as Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath on 1 June 1967) is an Indian judge. He served as the Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court from 5 July 2024 to 25 September 2024. He is the permanent Judge of the Kerala High Court since 10 March 2016 and Chairman of the Computerisation Committee of the High Court since 18 September 2019,{{Cite web|title=Committee in Charge of Computerisation, High Court of Kerala|url=https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/project/committee-in-charge-of-computerisation-high-court-of-kerala/|access-date=6 January 2022|language=en-US|website=e-Committee, Supreme Court of India}} the highest court in the Kerala and Lakshadweep located at Kochi, Ernakulam.[http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/amm.html Website High Court of Kerala]
Early life and education
Mustaque was born in Thana, Kannur, Kerala on 1{{Nbsp}}June{{Nbsp}}1967. He obtained LLB from the Vaikunta Baliga College of Law in Udupi, Karnataka and obtained LLM from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Thereafter he obtained his next post-graduation in space and telecommunication law from Paris XI University, studied private international law course at The Hague Academy of International Law, advanced course on e-commerce and intellectual property from the World Intellectual Property Organization and trained as a mediator by a European team from the United Kingdom and MCPC of the Supreme Court of India.
Career
Mustaque enrolled as an advocate in 1989 and started practising in various courts and statutory authorities in Kannur and served for around seven{{Nbsp}}years mainly as a litigation lawyer and arbitrator. He served as a mediator at Kerala Mediation Centre. While practising, he served as standing counsel for Kannur University. He appeared for several educational institutions, telecom companies, local authorities and others and served as a faculty for training on mediation with the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, panel arbitrator at ICADR AND IIAM and a member of the International Institute of Space Law and Indian Society of International Law.
Mustaque also served as managing editor of the online legal news letter L.I.N.K, charter member and treasurer of India International ADR Association and secretary of Mediators' Council of India. On 23{{Nbsp}}January{{Nbsp}}2014, he was appointed an additional judge of the Kerala High Court and became a permanent judge from 10{{Nbsp}}March{{Nbsp}}2016.[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/6-more-judges-for-kerala-high-court/article5406676.ece News - The Hindu on 30 November 2013]
Mustaque assumed office as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 5 July 2024 and served until 21 September 2024.{{Cite news|date=2024-07-03 |title=Justice A. Muhamed Mustaq, has been appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/acting-chief-justice-appointed/article68363768.ece |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |last=Jolly |first=Tellmy |date=2024-07-03 |title=Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque As Acting Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/kerala-high-court/kerala-high-court-justice-a-muhamed-mustaque-acting-chief-justice-262123 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Live Law |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pratap |first=Giti |date=2024-07-03 |title=Justice A Muhamed Mustaque to take over as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/justice-a-muhamed-mustaque-take-over-acting-chief-justice-kerala-high-court |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Bar and Bench |language=en}}
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