Meghalaya High Court
| Meghalaya High Court | |
|---|---|
| Established | 23 March 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Meghalaya |
| Location | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
| Authorised by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | Till 62 years of age |
| Number of positions | 4 |
| Website | meghalayahighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Indra Prasanna Mukerji |
| Since | 3 October 2024 |
The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya.[1] It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. This court has four permanent judges, including the Hon'ble Chief Justice, and three Hon'ble Judges.
The current Chief Justice is Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, who took charge on 3 October 2024.[2]
List of chief justices
[edit]| # | Chief Justice | Parent high court | Assumed office | Left office | Term length | Appointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice T. Meena Kumari | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 23 March 2013 | 3 August 2013 | 133 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
| – | Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) | Gauhati High Court | 4 August 2013 | 19 September 2013 | 46 days | |
| 2 | Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant | Uttarakhand High Court | 20 September 2013 | 12 August 2014 | 326 days | |
| – | Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) | Gauhati High Court | 13 August 2014 | 26 August 2014 | 13 days | |
| – | Justice Uma Nath Singh (acting) | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 27 August 2014 | 18 March 2015 | 203 days | |
| 3 | Justice Uma Nath Singh | 19 March 2015 | 14 January 2016 | 301 days | ||
| – | Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) | Gauhati High Court | 15 January 2016 | 23 February 2016 | 39 days | |
| 4 | Justice Dinesh Maheshwari | Rajasthan High Court | 24 February 2016 | 12 February 2018 | 1 year, 353 days | |
| 5 | Justice Tarun Agarwala | Allahabad High Court | 12 February 2018 | 2 March 2018 | 18 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| – | Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen (acting) | Gauhati High Court | 3 March 2018 | 20 May 2018 | 78 days | |
| 6 | Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir | Jammu and Kashmir High Court | 21 May 2018 | 27 May 2019 | 1 year, 6 days | |
| 7 | Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 28 May 2019 | 2 November 2019 | 158 days | |
| 8 | Justice Mohammad Rafiq | Rajasthan High Court | 13 November 2019 | 26 April 2020 | 165 days | |
| 9 | Justice Biswanath Somadder | Calcutta High Court | 27 April 2020 | 11 October 2021 | 1 year, 167 days | |
| 10 | Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More | Bombay High Court | 12 October 2021 | 3 November 2021 | 22 days | |
| – | Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting) | Meghalaya High Court | 4 November 2021 | 23 November 2021 | 19 days | |
| 11 | Justice Sanjib Banerjee | Calcutta High Court | 24 November 2021 | 1 November 2023 | 1 year, 342 days | |
| – | Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting) | Meghalaya High Court | 2 November 2023 | 10 February 2024 | 100 days | Droupadi Murmu |
| 12 | Justice S. Vaidyanathan | Madras High Court | 11 February 2024 | 16 August 2024 | 196 days | |
| – | Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting) | Meghalaya High Court | 17 August 2024 | 2 October 2024 | 46 days | |
| 13 | Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji | Calcutta High Court | 3 October 2024 | Incumbent | 172 days |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". Times of India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Order of appointment of Shri Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji". Retrieved 30 September 2024.