FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI, Justice Atul S. Chandurkar took oath on May 30. His appointment superseded Chief Justices Nitin Jamdar and K. R. Shriram of the Kerala and Madras High Court respectively.
He has served as a judge at Bombay High Court for over twelve years and has practiced as a lawyer and authored two books over the course of thirty six years. Justice Chandurkar’s most impactful decisions have ranged from critical issues on free speech and digital rights to the separation of powers. While certain judgements, such as his decision in the Kunal Kamra (2024) ruling on the government’s Fact Checking Units, was widely appreciated for “reaffirming the core principle of free speech”, other decisions such as his judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in a Bombay college (currently under challenge in the Supreme Court), was seen as a curb to religious freedom.
We list a handful of Justice Chandurkar’s notable judgements. :
