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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox high court
{{Infobox high court
|court_name = Tripura High Court<br>त्रिपुरा उच्च न्यायालय
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|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|2013|03|23}}
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|2013|03|23}}
|jurisdiction   = [[Tripura]]
| jurisdiction = [[Tripura]]
|country = {{flagu|India}}
| location = [[Agartala]], Tripura
|location = [[Agartala]], [[Tripura]]
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| type = [[President of India|Presidential]] with [[advice and consent|confirmation]] of [[Chief Justice of India]] and [[Governors of states of India|Governor of respective state]].
|type = [[President of India|Presidential]] with [[advice and consent|confirmation]] of [[Chief Justice of India]] and [[Governors of states of India|Governor of respective state]].  
| authority = [[Constitution of India]]
|authority = [[Constitution of India]]
| appealsto = [[Supreme Court of India]]
|appeals = [[Supreme Court of India]]
| terms = Mandatory retirement by age of 62
|terms = mandatory retirement by age of 62
| positions = 4
|positions = 4
| website = {{URL|https://thc.nic.in/}}
|website = {{URL|http://tsu.trp.nic.in/highcourt/}}
| chiefjudgetitle = [[Chief Justice]]
|chiefjudgetitle = [[Chief Justice]]
| chiefjudgename = [[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|M. S. Ramachandra Rao]]
|chiefjudgename = [[Indrajit Mahanty]]
| termstart = 22 July 2025
|termstart =12 October 2021
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The '''Tripura High Court''' is the [[High Courts of India|High Court]] of the [[Indian state|state]] of [[Tripura]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/guwahati/37981032_1_chief-justice-gauhati-high-court-gauhati-hc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421034623/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/guwahati/37981032_1_chief-justice-gauhati-high-court-gauhati-hc|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2013|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 March 2013}}</ref>  It was established on 23 March 1956, after making suitable amendments in the [[Constitution of India]] and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at [[Agartala]], the capital of Tripura. The first Chief Justice was Justice [[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]] ( 23.3.2013 to 16.5.2016)<ref>{{cite news|title=Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2413/oth06|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Assam Tribune|date=23 March 2013}}</ref>  Earlier, the state of Tripura along with the other six states of the North - East of India was under the [[Gauhati High Court]] , a permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court was established in Agartala in the year 1992 having territorial jurisdiction of the state of Tripura.
The '''Tripura High Court''' is the [[High Courts of India|High Court]] of the [[Indian state|state]] of [[Tripura]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/New-Chief-Justices-for-Manipur-Meghalaya-Tripura-high-courts/articleshow/19163853.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421034623/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/guwahati/37981032_1_chief-justice-gauhati-high-court-gauhati-hc|url-status=live|archive-date=21 April 2013|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 March 2013}}</ref>  It was established on {{date|23 March 2013|DMY}}, after making suitable amendments in the [[Constitution of India]] and [[North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971]]. The seat of the High Court is at [[Agartala]], the capital of Tripura. The first Chief Justice was Justice [[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]] ({{date|23-3-2013|DMY}} to {{date|16-5-2016|DMY}})<ref>{{cite news|title=Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2413/oth06|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Assam Tribune|date=23 March 2013}}</ref>  Earlier, the state of Tripura along with the other six states of the North - East of India was under the [[Gauhati High Court|Guwahati High Court]], a permanent bench of the Guwahati High Court was established in Agartala in the year 1992 having territorial jurisdiction of the state of [[Tripura]].


==The Chief Justice==
The current chief justice is [[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|M.S. Ramachandra Rao]]. He took oath on 22 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-22 |title=Justice M S Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao sworn in as Tripura High Court Chief Justice |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/justice-m-s-ratna-sri-ramachandra-rao-sworn-in-tripura-high-court-chief-10142693/ |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
The Chief Justice of this Court is Justice [[Indrajit Mahanty]]. He took oath on 12 October 2021.


==Former Chief Justices==
== Chief Justices ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |S. No.
! #
! scope="col" |Chief Justice
! Chief Justice
! scope="col" |Date of Appointment as CJ
! Parent high court
! scope="col" |Date of Retirement
! Assumed office
! Left office
! Term length
! Appointer
|-
|-
!1
| 1
|[[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]]
| Justice [[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]]
|23 March 2013
| [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]
|15 May 2016
| 23 March 2013
| 15 May 2016
| {{ayd|23 Mar 2013|15 May 2016}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
|-
!2
| {{ndash}}
|[[T. Vaiphei]]
| Justice [[T. Vaiphei]] ''(acting)''
|21 September 2016
| rowspan="2"| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|28 February 2018
| 16 May 2016
| 20 September 2016
| {{ayd|16 May 2016|20 Sep 2016}}
|-
|-
!3
| 2
|[[Ajay Rastogi]]
| Justice [[T. Vaiphei]]
|1 March 2018
| 21 September 2016
|1 November 2018
| 28 February 2018
| {{ayd|21 Sep 2016|28 Feb 2018}}
|-
|-
!4
| 3
|[[Sanjay Karol]]
| Justice [[Ajay Rastogi]]
|14 November 2018
| [[Rajasthan High Court]]
|10 November 2019
| 1 March 2018
| 1 November 2018
| {{ayd|1 Mar 2018|1 Nov 2018}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|-
!5
| {{ndash}}
|[[Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi]]
| Justice [[Subhasis Talapatra]] ''(acting)''
|16 November 2019
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|11 October 2021
| 2 November 2018
| 13 November 2018
| {{ayd|2 Nov 2018|13 Nov 2018}}
|-
|-
!6
| 4
|[[Indrajit Mahanty]]
| Justice [[Sanjay Karol]]
|12 October 2021
| [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]
| 14 November 2018
| 10 November 2019
| {{ayd|14 Nov 2018|10 Nov 2019}}
|-
| {{ndash}}
| Justice [[Subhasis Talapatra]] ''(acting)''
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
| 11 November 2019
| 15 November 2019
| {{ayd|11 Nov 2019|15 Nov 2019}}
|-
| 5
| Justice [[Akil Kureshi]]
| [[Gujarat High Court]]
| 16 November 2019
| 11 October 2021
| {{ayd|16 Nov 2019|11 Oct 2021}}
|-
| 6
| Justice [[Indrajit Mahanty]]
| [[Orissa High Court]]
| 12 October 2021
| 10 November 2022
| {{ayd|12 Oct 2021|10 Nov 2022}}
|-
| {{ndash}}
| Justice [[T. Amarnath Goud]] ''(acting)''
| [[Telangana High Court]]
| 11 November 2022
| 14 February 2023
| {{ayd|11 Nov 2022|14 Feb 2023}}
| rowspan="6" | [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
| 7
| Justice [[Jaswant Singh (judge)|Jaswant Singh]]
| [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
| 15 February 2023
| 22 February 2023
| {{ayd|15 Feb 2023|22 Feb 2023}}
|-
| {{ndash}}
| Justice [[T. Amarnath Goud]] ''(acting)''
| [[Telangana High Court]]
| 23 February 2023
| 16 April 2023
| {{ayd|23 Feb 2023|16 Apr 2023}}
|-
| 8
| Justice [[Aparesh Kumar Singh]]
| [[Jharkhand High Court]]
| 17 April 2023
| 15 July 2025
| {{ayd|17 Apr 2023|15 July 2025}}
|-
|9
|Justice [[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|M. S. Ramachandra Rao]]
|Telangana High Court
|22 July 2025
|Incumbent
|Incumbent
|
|-
|}
== Judges elevated as Chief Justice ==
This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Tripura. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Tripura High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Tripura High Court but does not have Tripura as their Parent High Court.{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}
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* {{Note label|‡|‡|‡}}Elevated to [[Supreme Court of India]]
*{{Note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
* {{Note label|†|†|†}}Died in office{{Note label}}{{Col-end}}{{Static-row-numbers}}
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! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Image
! rowspan="2" |Appointed as CJ in HC of
! colspan="2" |Date of appointment
! rowspan="2" |Date of retirement{{Efn|this inlcudes date of resignation, death and Elevation to supreme court|name=date}}
! colspan="2" |Tenure
|-
!As Judge
!As Chief Justice
!As Chief Justice
!As Judge{{Efn|also includes tenure as Chief Justice|name=tenure}}
|-
|[[Subhasis Talapatra]]
|
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
|{{dts|2011|11|15|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2023|8|8|format=dmy}}
|{{dts|2023|10|3|format=dmy}}
|{{ayd|2023|8|8|2023|10|3|duration=on}}
|{{ayd|2011|11|15|2023|10|3|duration=on}}
|}
|}
{{Notelist}}
==Notable people==
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*[[Satya Gopal Chattopadhyay]] (born 1963), High Court judge (2020–2022)


==References==
==References==
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* [http://thc.nic.in/ Tripura High Court]
* [http://thc.nic.in/ Tripura High Court]
* [https://adeptcareer.in/tripura-high-court-grade-1-2015-admit-card/ Tripura High Court Exam's Call Letter]
* [https://adeptcareer.in/tripura-high-court-grade-1-2015-admit-card/ Tripura High Court Exam's Call Letter]
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[[Category:Government of Tripura]]
[[Category:Government of Tripura]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Tripura]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Tripura]]
[[Category:Courts and tribunals established in 2013]]
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 21 February 2026


Tripura High Court
Established23 March 2013; 13 years ago (2013-03-23)
JurisdictionTripura
LocationAgartala, Tripura
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions4
Websitethc.nic.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyM. S. Ramachandra Rao
Since22 July 2025

The Tripura High Court is the High Court of the state of Tripura.[1] It was established on 23 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at Agartala, the capital of Tripura. The first Chief Justice was Justice Deepak Gupta (23 March 2013 to 16 May 2016)[2] Earlier, the state of Tripura along with the other six states of the North - East of India was under the Guwahati High Court, a permanent bench of the Guwahati High Court was established in Agartala in the year 1992 having territorial jurisdiction of the state of Tripura.

The current chief justice is M.S. Ramachandra Rao. He took oath on 22 April 2025.[3]

Chief Justices[edit | edit source]

# Chief Justice Parent high court Assumed office Left office Term length Appointer
1 Justice Deepak Gupta Himachal Pradesh High Court 23 March 2013 15 May 2016 3 years, 53 days Pranab Mukherjee
– Justice T. Vaiphei (acting) Gauhati High Court 16 May 2016 20 September 2016 127 days
2 Justice T. Vaiphei 21 September 2016 28 February 2018 1 year, 160 days
3 Justice Ajay Rastogi Rajasthan High Court 1 March 2018 1 November 2018 245 days Ram Nath Kovind
– Justice Subhasis Talapatra (acting) Gauhati High Court 2 November 2018 13 November 2018 11 days
4 Justice Sanjay Karol Himachal Pradesh High Court 14 November 2018 10 November 2019 361 days
– Justice Subhasis Talapatra (acting) Gauhati High Court 11 November 2019 15 November 2019 4 days
5 Justice Akil Kureshi Gujarat High Court 16 November 2019 11 October 2021 1 year, 329 days
6 Justice Indrajit Mahanty Orissa High Court 12 October 2021 10 November 2022 1 year, 29 days
– Justice T. Amarnath Goud (acting) Telangana High Court 11 November 2022 14 February 2023 95 days Droupadi Murmu
7 Justice Jaswant Singh Punjab and Haryana High Court 15 February 2023 22 February 2023 7 days
– Justice T. Amarnath Goud (acting) Telangana High Court 23 February 2023 16 April 2023 52 days
8 Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Jharkhand High Court 17 April 2023 15 July 2025 2 years, 89 days
9 Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao Telangana High Court 22 July 2025 Incumbent

Judges elevated as Chief Justice[edit | edit source]

This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Tripura. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Tripura High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Tripura High Court but does not have Tripura as their Parent High Court.

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Name Image Appointed as CJ in HC of Date of appointment Date of retirement[lower-alpha 1] Tenure
As Judge As Chief Justice As Chief Justice As Judge[lower-alpha 2]
Subhasis Talapatra Orissa 15 November 2011 8 August 2023 3 October 2023 57 days 11 years, 323 days
  1. ↑ this inlcudes date of resignation, death and Elevation to supreme court
  2. ↑ also includes tenure as Chief Justice

Notable people[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". The Times of India. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath". Assam Tribune. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Justice M S Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao sworn in as Tripura High Court Chief Justice". The Indian Express. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.


External links[edit | edit source]

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