Ajay Rastogi
{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1958)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ajay Rastogi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|6|18|df=y}}
| birth_place= Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
| office = Judge of Supreme Court of India
| term_start = 2 November 2018
| term_end = 17 June 2023
| nominator = Ranjan Gogoi
| appointer = Ramnath Kovind
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| office2 = Chief Justice of Tripura High Court{{cite web | url=http://thc.nic.in/CJprofile.html | title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi | publisher=High court of Tripura | accessdate=2 November 2018}}
| term_start2 = 1 March 2018
| term_end2 = 1 November 2018
| nominator2 = Dipak Misra
| appointer2 = Ramnath Kovind
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| successor2 =
| office3 = Judge of Rajasthan High Court
| term_start3 = 4 September 2004
| term_end3 = 28 February 2018
|nominator3 = Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
|appointer4 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Ajay Rastogi (born 18 June 1958) is a former judge of Supreme Court of India. He is also former chief justice of Tripura High Court and judge of Rajasthan High Court.{{cite web | url=https://www.livelaw.in/breaking-justices-hemant-gupta-r-subhash-reddy-m-r-shah-and-ajay-rastogi-appointed-as-supreme-court-judges/ | title=Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges | publisher=Live Law | date=1 November 2018 | accessdate=2 November 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ranjan-gogoi-led-collegium-recommends-4-chief-justices-for-elevation-to-supreme-court/articleshow/66454621.cms | title=Ranjan Gogoi-led collegium recommends 4 chief justices for elevation to Supreme Court | publisher=The Economic Times | work=Samanwaya Rautray | date=1 November 2018 | accessdate=2 November 2018}}
Career
Shri Justice Ajay Rastogi, B.Com., LL.B., was born in 1958. He was enrolled as an Advocate in 1982 and practiced in the Rajasthan High Court in Constitutional, Civil Service and Labour matters. His field of specialization is service and labour law. He was appointed an additional judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004 and permanent judge on 29 May 2006. He was appointed chief justice of the Tripura High Court on 1 March 2018. He was appointed judge of Supreme Court of India on 2 November 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://doj.gov.in/page/provisional-judges-handbook-152017|title=Provisional- Judges Handbook- as on 1.5.2017 {{!}} Department of Justice {{!}} Ministry of Law & Justice {{!}} GoI|website=doj.gov.in|language=en|access-date=4 November 2018}} He retired on 17 June 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title="Independent judge doesn't mean being anti-establishment": Justice Ajay Rastogi at farewell function |url=https://theprint.in/india/independent-judge-doesnt-mean-being-anti-establishment-justice-ajay-rastogi-at-farewell-function/1584450/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
Over the course of his tenure on the Supreme Court, Rastogi authored 158 judgments.{{Cite web |title=Justice Ajay Rastogi: Number of Judgements Authored |url=https://www.scobserver.in/journal/justice-ajay-rastogi-number-of-judgements-authored/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}} Rastogi was a member of benches that heard arguments on challenges to the practice of Jallikattu, decriminalising adultery, and a right to euthanasia.{{Cite web |title=Ajay Rastogi |url=https://www.scobserver.in/judges/ajay-rastogi/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}