Kishore Nand Govind | |
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Member of House of Representatives (Fiji) North Central Indian National Constituency | |
In office 1972–1977 | |
Succeeded by | Surendra Prasad |
Mayor of Ba Town | |
In office 1969–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nausori, Fiji |
Died | 9 August 2020[1] Sydney, Australia |
Political party | Alliance Party |
Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Kishore Nand Govind, OBE was a former Fiji Indian politician who was a judge of the High Court of Fiji. After retiring from politics, he was made a judge of the Supreme Court (pre 1987 coup) of Fiji and during the tumultuous times between the coups of May and September 1987 he continued to deliver verdicts which maintained the independence of the judiciary. He was forced to leave Fiji in late 1987 but returned in 2001 to be reappointed a judge of the High Court.