Govt advocate Ajit Kumar appointed Patna HC judge
Ajit Kumar
as a judge of the Patna high court.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Union ministry of law and justice late on Friday evening.
Justice-designate Ajit Kumar is scheduled to take oath of office at 4pm on Monday in the Centenary Hall of the Patna high court.
Born on Nov 22, 1974, Ajit Kumar received his early education at the prestigious Sainik School, Tilaiya, now in Jharkhand. He went on to graduate from Delhi University and earned his law degree from the Campus Law Centre of the same university.
Having enrolled as an advocate in 1999, he joined the Bar of the Patna high court in 2001.
Over the course of his career, he also practised in the Delhi high court, Jharkhand high court and the Supreme Court, handling matters related to civil, criminal and constitutional law.
With 25 years of legal practice across various constitutional courts, Ajit Kumar developed expertise particularly in labour and service law. He had also worked closely with the late former advocate general Ram Balak Mahto in the Patna high court for a considerable period. In 2015, he was appointed as govt counsel for Bihar in the same court.
He continued representing the Bihar govt as its advocate till his elevation to the bench.
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