Justice R. S. Mongia (1940-2017) was the Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court[2] and Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.[3]

R. S. Mongia
Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court
In office
21 September 2001 – 10 June 2002
Preceded byN. C. Jain
Succeeded byP. P. Naolekar
Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission
In office
12 November 2007 – 9 June 2010
Preceded byN. C. Jain
Succeeded byJagadish Bhalla
Personal details
Born10 June 1940
Died21 August 2017[1]

Career

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Justice Mongia obtained his law degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1963 before he was enrolled as an Advocate in Punjab and Haryana High Court in the year 1964. On 15 June 1990 he was elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

On 21 June 2001 he was transferred to Guwahati High Court as Acting Chief Justice and appointed as Chief Justice on 21 September 2001. He retired on 10 June 2002.

After this he was appointed the Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission on 12 November 2007 and served till 9 June 2010.

He died after long illness on 21 August 2017 in Delhi.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Captain Amarinder mourns passing away of Justice R. S. Mongia www.uniindia.com.
  2. ^ Former Chief Justices of Guwahati High Court ghconline.gov.in. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ Former Chairpersons pshrc.net. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ Justice Mongia dead The Tribune.