Augustine George Masih
{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Augustine George Masih
| image = Justice Augustine George Masih.jpg
| office = Judge of the Supreme Court of India
| termstart = 9 November 2023
| termend =
| appointer = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator = Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
| office1 = 41st Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court
| termstart1 = 30 May 2023
| termend1 = 8 November 2023
| appointer1 = Droupadi Murmu
| nominator1 = Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
| office2 = Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
| termstart2 = 10 July 2008
| termend2 = 29 May 2023
| appointer2 = Pratibha Patil
| nominator2 = K. G. Balakrishnan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|12|df=y}}
| alma_mater = Aligarh Muslim University
| education = BSc (Hons.) LLB (Hons.)
| predecessor1 = Pankaj Mithal
| successor1 = Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
}}
Augustine George Masih (born 12 March 1963) is a judge of Supreme Court of India.{{Cite web |title=Supreme CourtofIndia-Chief Justice and Judges |url=https://main.sci.gov.in/chief-justice-judges |access-date=1 December 2023 |website=main.sci.gov.in}} He is a former chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan High Court |url=https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/agmasih.php |access-date=1 December 2023 |website=hcraj.nic.in}} and a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.{{Cite news |date=19 April 2023 |title=Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Augustine George Masih as Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice |work=Bar & Bench |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-justice-augustine-george-masih-rajasthan-high-court-chief-justice |access-date=19 April 2023}}
Early life and education
He was born on 12 March 1963 at Ropar in Punjab. He did his primary education at St. Mary’s Convent School, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh and then completed school education from high school at Saifuddin Tahir High School, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
He graduated with a degree in Science (Hons.) and then did his LLB (Hons.) from the Aligarh Muslim University at Aligarh.
Career
= As Advocate =
He enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana on 6 June 1987. He practised constitutional law, service law, labour law, and civil law matters on both original and appellate sides. He practised and appeared at several Tribunals, the Punjab and Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh High Courts and the Supreme Court.
During his practice at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, he held the posts of Assistant Advocate General, Deputy Advocate General and Additional Advocate General in office of Advocate General, Punjab.
= As Judge =
On 10 July 2008, Justice Masih was appointed and sworn in as the Additional Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court and on 14 January 2014 made a Permanent Judge of the High Court. He held the office until he was elevated as the 41st Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on 30 May 2023.
On 6 November 2023, the Supreme Court collegium recommended Justice Masih as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.{{Cite web |title=SC recommends justice Augustine Masih to Supreme Court |url=https://www.thelawadvice.com/news/sc-recommends-justice-augustine-masih-to-supreme-court |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=www.thelawadvice.com |language=en}} The resolution observed that during his long tenure as a judge of the High Court, Justice Masih had significant experience in diverse fields of law. The resolution also noted that Justice Masih’s appointment will bring diversity and inclusion to the Supreme Court as he belongs to a minority community. He took oath of office as Judge of Supreme Court on 9 November 2023.
He is due to retire from Supreme Court on 11 March 2028.
See also
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Category:Chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court
Category:Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of India
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