Chand Mal Lodha

Chand Mal Lodha (18 July 1918 – 28 January 2012) was an Indian judge, a chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court and the Guwahati High Court.

Hon'ble Chief Justice Chand Mal Lodha
12th Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
In office 12 March 1979 – 9 July 1980
Nominated by	Y. V. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded by	C. Honniah
Succeeded by	K. D. Sharma
12th Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
In office 6 July 1978 – 11 March 1979
Nominated by	Y. V. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded by	M. Sadanand Swami
Succeeded by	Baharul Islam
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 28 June 1976 – 5 July 1978
Nominated by	Ajit Nath Ray
Appointed by	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
In office 22 November 1967 – 27 June 1976
Nominated by	Kailas Nath Wanchoo
Appointed by	Zakir Husain
Personal details
Born	(1918-07-10)10 July 1918 Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Died	28 January 2012(2012-01-28) (aged 93)
Relations	Guman Mal Lodha (Brother) Rajendra Mal Lodha (Nephew) Mangal Lodha (Nephew)
Education	LL. B.

He was born in 1918 at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, and graduated as a gold medalist LLB from Allahabad in 1940. He was appointed judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 22 November 1967 and served till 27 June 1976 . He was transferred to Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1976 where he served till 1978.^[1] He later became chief justice of the Guwahati High Court in 1978 and transferred to Rajasthan High Court back in 1979. Post retirement in 1980, he started practicing as a Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and remained in active practice until 1996.