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| name = Viju Abraham<br />
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| office = [[Kerala High Court|Judge of the Kerala High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 13 August 2021<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|11|df=y}}<br />
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'''Viju Abraham''' is an Indian judge serving on the [[Kerala High Court]].<ref name="HC">{{cite web|url=https://hckerala.gov.in/judges.php|title=Official|via=Official website High Court of Kerala|date=|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref name="PIB">{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1744805|title=Appointment Notification|via=PRESS COMMUNIQUE, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India|work=pib.gov.in|date=11 Aug 2021|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-high-court-gets-two-new-judges/articleshow/85242163.cms|title=Kerala high court gets two new judges|via=Times of India News|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=11 Aug 2021|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref name="SCC1">{{cite web|url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2019/05/07/sc-collegium-recommends-advocate-viju-abraham-to-be-appointed-as-a-judge-of-kerala-hc/|title=SC Collegium recommends Advocate Viju Abraham to be appointed as a Judge of Kerala HC|via=SCC Online News|work=scconline.com|date=7 May 2019|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref name="MAT1">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sc-collegium-reiterates-recommendation-to-elevate-3-including-viju-abraham-as-judges-in-kerala-hc-1.5491395|title=SC collegium reiterates recommendation to elevate 3 including Viju Abraham as judges in Kerala HC|via=Mathrubhumi Online News|work=mathrubhumi.com|date=5 Mar 2021|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref> The court of Justice Abraham was among the three ''paperless courts'' that started functioning from 1 August 2022 in Kerala High Court.<ref name="LESS">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/three-paperless-courts-in-kerala-high-court-from-aug-1-lawyers-say-will-wait-and-watch-1.7744701|title=Three paperless courts in Kerala High Court from Aug 1; lawyers say will wait and watch|via=Mathrubhumi News|work=mathrubhumi.com|date=31 Jul 2022|access-date=11 Oct 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Education and career==<br />
Abraham graduated in Law from [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]] and started to practice as a lawyer in 1996. He served as Government Pleader from 2004 to 2007 and as Senior Government Pleader from 2011 to 2016 in [[Kerala High Court]]. He was appointed as an additional judge of Kerala High Court on 11.08.2021 and assumed office on 13 August 2021.<ref name="HC"/><br />
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==Notable rulings==<br />
In August 2022, bench of Justice Abraham issued strict direction to the Kerala Police and Kerala Motor Vehicle Department to conduct routine checking in public road transport services while considering an application for bail of a driver of a public transport who was booked under [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985]] and expressed its concern about the danger to the life of the general public.<ref name="NR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/aug/28/conduct-routine-checks-on-buses-kerala-hc-tells-police-mvd-2492164.html|title=Conduct routine checks on buses, Kerala HC tells police, MVD|via=New Indian Express News|work=newindianexpress.com|date=28 Aug 2022|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref name="NR2">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/ramp-up-measures-to-curb-drug-use-among-drivers-kerala-hc-1.7825535|title=Drug use among drivers a threat for people relying on public transport: Kerala HC|via=Mathrubhumi News|work=mathrubhumi.com|date=28 Aug 2022|access-date=4 Sep 2022}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in High Court of Kerala]<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Judges of the Kerala High Court]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]<br />
[[Category:1972 births]]</div>Svetlanacnc