# Ashok Kumar Mathur

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{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1943)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Ashok Kumar Mathur
| office              = Judge of the [Supreme Court of India](/source/Supreme_Court_of_India)
| office1             = Chief Justice of the [Calcutta High Court](/source/Calcutta_High_Court)
| alma_mater          = [University of Rajasthan](/source/University_of_Rajasthan)
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1943|08|07}}
| term1               = 22 December 1999 – 6 June 2004
| appointer           = [A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](/source/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam)
| term                = 7 June 2004 – 7 August 2008
| successor1          = [V. S. Sirpurkar](/source/V._S._Sirpurkar)
| predecessor1        = [Prabha Shankar Mishra](/source/Prabha_Shankar_Mishra)
| office2             = Chief Justice of [Madhya Pradesh High Court](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_High_Court)
}}
'''Ashok Kumar Mathur''' (born 7 August 1943) is retired judge of the [Supreme Court of India](/source/Supreme_Court_of_India) and a former chief justice of [Calcutta High Court](/source/Calcutta_High_Court) and of [Madhya Pradesh High Court](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_High_Court). He was appointed the chairman of [Armed Forces Tribunal](/source/Armed_Forces_Tribunal), and chairman of  the [7th Central Pay Commission.](/source/7th_Central_Pay_Commission_(CPC)_and_Defence_Forces) He also conducted a court of inquiry in the [Boeing crash](/source/Indian_Airlines_Flight_113) at [Ahmedabad](/source/Ahmedabad) in 1988.

==Early life==
Ashok Mathur completed his [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree in [Philosophy](/source/English_language) from [Rajasthan University](/source/Calcutta_University) in 1964 and passed his [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) in 1966. He is <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.staffcorner.com/view.html?id=5725722907770880|title=Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur - Brief Profile|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Ashok Mathur started his legal career in the [Rajasthan High Court](/source/Rajasthan_High_Court) in 1967. Initially he worked as Government Advocate. He was elevated as a Judge on 13 July 1985 of the Rajasthan High Court. He also conducted a court of inquiry in Boeing crash at [Ahmedabad](/source/Ahmedabad) in 1987–88. He was transferred from [Rajasthan High Court](/source/Rajasthan_High_Court) to [Madhya Pradesh High Court](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_High_Court) in February 1994 and was elevated as the chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/former_cj.htm|title=Former Chief Justices|website=calcuttahighcourt.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019095258/http://calcuttahighcourt.nic.in/former_cj.htm|archive-date=19 October 2017|access-date=10 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Then he was transferred to [Calcutta High Court](/source/Calcutta_High_Court) as chief justice on 22 December 1999. Ashok Mathur became a judge of the Supreme Court in 2004 and retired from service on 7 August 2008 from there. After the retirement, he was appointed the Chairman of the [Armed Forces Tribunal](/source/Armed_Forces_Tribunal)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140204/news-current-affairs/article/justice-ashok-kumar-mathur-head-7th-central-pay-commission|title=Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission|agency=PTI|date=4 February 2014|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psuconnect.in/news/Justice-Ashok-Kumar-Mathur-to-head-7th-Pay-Commission/2701|title=Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to head 7th Pay Commission|website=psuconnect.in|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/seventh-pay-commission-chairman-finds-discrepancy-between-ias-and-non-ias-glaring/articleshow/50248461.cms|title=Seventh Pay Commission chairman finds discrepancy between IAS and non-IAS glaring|website=economictimes.com|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> and also headed the [7th Central Pay Commission (CPC)](/source/7th_Central_Pay_Commission_(CPC)_and_Defence_Forces).

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