Ferdino Rebello
Ferdino Rebello | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Roque Santana Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | Jose Mario Vaz |
| Constituency | Cuncolim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1949 |
| Party | Janata Dal (1989) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party (1977–1989) |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Mumbai (LL.B) |
Ferdino Inacio Rebello (born 31 August 1949) is a retired Indian jurist, social activist,[1] and former politician who served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from 26 June 2010 to 30 July 2011.[2] Previously he served as a judge of the Bombay High Court from 1996 to 2010.[3] Rebello is a former member of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly, representing the Cuncolim constituency from 1977 to 1980.[4]
Early life
Ferdino Inacio Rebello was born on 31 August 1949 in Cuncolim, Portuguese Goa.[5][2]
Rebello completed his LL.B. from the Government Law College, Mumbai and thereafter practiced in the High Court of Bombay at Goa. He also was a lecturer in law at the Mahadevrao Salgaocar College of Law from 1975 to 1977.[2]
Career
Rebello was the president of Goa High Court Bar Association from 1984 to 1996 and was designated a Senior Advocate in 1995.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Goa in 1977 on a Janata Party ticket.[6] In 1989, he unsuccessfully contested and lost parliamentary elections on a Janata Dal ticket to Eduardo Falerio and has been inactive in politics ever since.[7][8]
In 2026, Rebello led a citizen's movement called "Enough is Enough", hosting large public meetings and protests across Goa over issues like land conversion.[9]
References
- ↑ "Goa's very own 'revolutionary' jurist". The Times of India. 6 December 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Website, High Court of Allahabad". Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "Bombay High Court Website".
- ↑ "House congratulates Chief Justice Ferdino Rebello". The Times of India. 22 July 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Biodata" (PDF). Goa Vidhan Sabha.
- ↑ "Poll Results 1977".
- ↑ Rubinoff, Arthur (27 September 1997). "The Defeat of Eduardo Falerio". Economic and Political Weekly. 32: 2469. JSTOR 4405899.
- ↑ Rubinoff, Arthur G. (1997). "The Defeat of Eduardo Faleiro: South Goa Parliamentary Election". Economic and Political Weekly. 32 (39): 2469–2472. ISSN 0012-9976.
- ↑ "'Enough is Enough' movement opens office in Panaji". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 8 April 2026.