Mohammad Rafiq (judge)
{{short description|Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad Rafiq
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|05|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sujangarh, Churu, Rajasthan
| alma_mater = University of Rajasthan
| honorific_prefix = Justice
| office = Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
| termstart = 14 October 2021
| termend = 24 May 2022
| appointer = Ram Nath Kovind
| nominator = N. V. Ramana
| office1 = Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
| termstart1 = 3 January 2021
| termend1 = 13 October 2021
| appointer1 = Ram Nath Kovind
| nominator1 = Sharad Arvind Bobde
| office2 = 31st Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
| termstart2 = 27 April 2020
| termend2 = 2 January 2021
| appointer2 = Ram Nath Kovind
| nominator2 = Sharad Arvind Bobde
| office3 = Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
| appointer3 = Ram Nath Kovind
| nominator3 = Ranjan Gogoi
| termstart3 = 13 November 2019
| termend3 = 26 April 2020
| office4 = Judge of Rajasthan High Court
| termend4 = 12 November 2019
| termstart4 = 15 May 2006
| nominator4 = Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
| appointer4 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
| image =
| successor = Amjad Ahtesham Sayed
| predecessor = L. Narayana Swamy
| successor2 = S. Muralidhar
| predecessor2 = Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri
}}
Justice Mohammad Rafiq (born 25 May 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is a former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Orissa High Court,Himachal Pradesh High Court, and {{cite news |title=Collegium proposes transfer of Meghalaya HC Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq to Orissa, Biswanath Somadder J. as next Chief Justice of Meghalaya |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/collegium-proposes-transfer-of-meghalaya-hc-chief-justice-mohammad-rafiq-to-orissa-biswanath-somadder-j-as-next-chief-justice-of-meghalaya |accessdate=24 April 2020 |work=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}} and Meghalaya High Court and also a former Judge of Rajasthan High Court. Twice, he served as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.{{cite news |title=Appointment of Justice Mohammad Rafiq as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court notified |date=3 April 2019 |work=Bar & Bench |url=https://barandbench.com/appointment-justice-mohammad-rafiq-acj-rajasthan-hc-notified/}} He also served as the Chancellor (ex-officio) of Orissa National Law University, Cuttuck,
National Law University, Bhopal,
Dharamshastra National Law University, Jabalpur and Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla.
Early life
Rafiq was born in Sujangarh of Churu district in Indian state of Rajasthan.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He earned bachelor's degree from G.H.S. Govt. PG College, Sujangarh affiliated to Rajasthan University in 1980. Then, he continued to study Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) and received the LLB degree in 1984.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He started his career as an advocate shortly after getting LLB degree. He continued to study further and got the master's degree in 1986.{{cite web |title=Odisha High Court के मुख्य न्यायाधीश बने जस्टिस मोहम्मद रफीक |url=https://www.jagran.com/odisha/cuttack-justice-mohammad-rafiq-becomes-chief-justice-of-odisha-high-court-20217941.html |website=Dainik Jagran |accessdate=25 April 2020}}
Career
Rafiq started his career as advocate in 1984 in Rajasthan High Court Jaipur and was later appointed as assistant government advocate on 15 July 1986 and was promoted as Deputy Government Advocate on 22 December 1987.{{cite web |title=Justice Mohammad Rafiq appointed new CJ of Meghalaya High Court |url=https://www.syllad.com/justice-mohammad-rafiq-appointed-new-cj-of-meghalaya-high-court/ |website=syllad.com |date=8 November 2019 |accessdate=25 April 2020}} He was appointed as Central Government Standing Counsel in1992.He was appointed Additional Advocate General of the state of Rajasthan on7th January 1999.On15th May 2006, Rafiq was appointed a Judge of Rajasthan High Court, he has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court twice.{{cite web |title=मोहम्मद रफीक बनें उड़ीसा हाईकोर्ट के चीफ जस्टिस |url=https://www.newstrend.news/344862/justice-mohammad-rafiq-becomes-chief-justice-of-odisha-high-court/ |website=newstrend.news |date=25 April 2020 |accessdate=25 April 2020}}
Rafiq was appointed a Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on 13 November 2019.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He was transferred from Meghalaya High Court to Orissa High Court as the 31st Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and took oath on 27 April 2020.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} He was then transferred as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 31 December 2020 and took oath on 3 January 2021. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 14 October 2021. He retired on 24 May 2022.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
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Category:Chief justices of the Orissa High Court
Category:Judges of the Meghalaya High Court
Category:Judges of the Rajasthan High Court