He returned to Fiji, and after a short stint as a teacher, set up his law practice of Govind & Company in Ba town.
In 1975 when the leader of the Fijian Nationalist Party, Sakeasi Butadroka, moved a motion calling for the expulsion of the Indian community from Fiji,[2] Govind first seconded the motion (so that debate could take place) then moved an amendment which recognised the contribution of the Indian community towards the development of Fiji.
In the early 1980s he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji and soon distinguished himself by handing out judgements which showed his understanding of the social and cultural background of the defendants.
When the second coup of 1987 took place on 25 September Govind, with another outspoken expatriate judge was imprisoned on what were later proven to be trumped up charges.
Govind was re-appointed as a judge of the High Court of the Republic of Fiji and continued his unique style of delivering judgements.
Justice Kishore Govind made headlines when he told lawyers that there could be up to 25 percent discount in sentencing if their clients pleaded guilty.
Secondly, it saves the state a lot of expense, calling witnesses, wastage of court time.
He criticised a magistrate for not granting a defendant, charged with possessing 59 grams of marijuana, bail and discharged on the condition that he not reoffend within 12 months because he was a single parent and looking after his six children, all of whom were in school.
He said that "While many know the evil and social destruction the marijuana habits can do, the circumstances of this case invites the leniency of the court".