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Biography
Justice Late Narendra Nath Mithal was a Judge of the Allahabad High Court from 14.12.1978 to 05.04.1992. After his retirement he shifted to his home town Meerut where he died on 7th April, 1996 at the age of 66 years only. He was born on 06.04.1930 on ‘Ramnavami’ in the illustrious family of lawyers. His father Brij Nath Mithal was one of the greatest civil and revenue lawyer of his time of the Western U.P. His elder brother Raghubar Dayal Mithal was also a leading civil lawyer of the District Court who occupied the top slot for decades. Since he had declined the coveted post of a judge of the Allahabad High Court twice, he persuaded his younger brother to join when it was offered to him in 1978. Justice N.N. Mithal was a prominent civil lawyer of Meerut before his elevation. He also worked as ADGC (Civil) and DGC (Civil) which was considered to be an important assignment in those days. He did his schooling from NAS College and BSc. LL.B from Meerut College, Meerut before joining the profession. He was a keen sportsperson who played cricket, badminton, TT, hockey and billiards. He loved skating and swimming. He had interest in instrumental music and was a member of Meerut Musical Circlle. He was a member of Meerut Cricket Gymkhana and the Alexandra Athletic Club and later was its patron also. Justice Mithal was elected member of the Court of the Meerut University (now Ch. Charan Singh Meerut University) several times. After retirement he become the member of the executive body of the prestigious R.G. Girls Degree College of Meerut for a short time. He is remembered as one of the finest judges on the civil side and for his cool temperament. He gave patient hearing to one and all. He was admired for his suave and soft manner and cordial behaviour both in and out of court. Justice Mithal while in office was appointed as the chairman of one person commission on Ayodhya episode that took place in 1991. His elder son Justice Pankaj Mithal is presently Chief Justice of the Common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. His younger son Dr Pallav Mithal is teaching political science and is settled in Jaipur. His wife Smt. Vimal (late) herself a law graduate, in his fond memory established a trust - Justice Narendra Nath Mithal Memorial Foundation for patronizing legal education particularly for girls and other educational and social activities.