HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

Hon’ble Dr. Justice Gautam Chowdhary 

Name

Hon’ble Dr. Justice Gautam Chowdhary 
Administrative Judge for the District: Firozabad

Source

Bar

Date of Birth

09/11/1964

Initial Joining

12/12/2019

Joining at Allahabad

12/12/2019

Date of Retirement

08/11/2026

  • His Lordship belongs to a renowned family of District Allahabad. His grandfather Mr. Shyam Lal was awarded with the title of ‘Rai Sahab Chowdhary’ during the British period and after Independence, Sri Rai Sahab was elected M.L.A. twice. His Lordship’s father namely, Chaudhary Chunni Lal, was a practising Advocate of Allahabad High Court who became member of U.P. Public Service Commission and thereafter nominated as member of Rajya Sabha.
  • Justice Chowdhary did schooling from Boys’ High School and Intermediate College, a renowned institution of Allahabad, Intermediate from Government Inter College (G.I.C) Allahabad and thereafter, graduated from University of Allahabad and had completed his LL.B. Justice Chowdhary was enrolled as an Advocate on 6th March 1993. He got nurtured from the members of the Allahabad Bar Association, who practised in Civil, labour Law, Constitutional, Revenue Services. Justice Chowdhary was a Standing Counsel for Zila Panchayat, Mirzapur since 1995 to 2000, Nagar Panchayat Ahiraura Mirzapur since 1998-2004. The State of U.P. had appointed him as brief holder to look after the cases of State of U.P. since 1998 to 2000. Justice Chowdhary was a Standing Counsel for Indian Railway and had conducted the cases for the Indian Railways since 2000 till 2011.
  • In order to bring some social reform and to do social work, Justice Chowdhary also contested the election of Member of Parliament from Kaushambi in the year 2009. He was also Standing Counsel for Ruhelkhand University, Bareilly since 2009 till 2019. Apart from the aforesaid, Justice Chowdhary was a panel counsel for the Government of India, at the same, was Additional Chief Standing Counsel. Thus, Justice Chowdhary has exemplary academic record prior to his elevation as a Judge of Allahabad High Court on 12.12.2019.
  • As a judge, he took the onerous responsibility to faithfully interpret and apply the law conscious of the social realities of the world to decide the cases fairly in an unbiased manner. Since the date of elevation till date i.e. 10.09.2024 has pronounced more than 21,000 judgements in Hindi within a short span of five years. This also shows the love of Justice Chowdhary to our mother tongue Hindi.
  • Took oath as Permanent Judge on Mar 26, 2021.

Sitting at

Allahabad

E-mail Id

gautamchowdhary