| Uttarakhand High Court | |
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| Established | 9 November 2000 |
| Location | Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| Coordinates | 29°23′45″N 79°26′52″E / 29.3958°N 79.4477°E |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Authorized by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 11 (9 Permanent Judges + 2 Additional Judges) |
| Website | Uttarakhand High Court |
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| Currently | Raghvendra Singh Chauhan |
| Since | 7 January 2021 |
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State of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड राज्य |
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The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The building of Uttarakhand High Court was constructed by Santoni MacDonald in 1900.
The Uttarakhand State was carved out from the State of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. At the time of the creation of the State, the High Court of Uttarakhand was also established on the same day at Nainital.[1]
The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003. Justice Ashok Desai was the inaugural holder of the office. Former Chief Justices of Uttarakhand Sarosh Homi Kapadia and Jagdish Singh Khehar later went on to become Chief Justice of India. Raghvendra Singh Chauhan is the current Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 7 January 2021.[2]
List of sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court
There are currently seven sitting judges including the Chief Justice, with four posts of judges lying vacant.[3] Following is the list of the current serving judges of the Uttarakhand High Court, ordered by seniority.
| No. | Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Type of Vacancy | Parent High Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Judges | |||||
| 1 | Raghvendra Singh Chauhan (Chief Justice) |
13 June 2005 (7 January 2021 as CJ) |
23 December 2021 | Bar | Rajasthan |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar Tiwari | 9 May 2017 | 18 September 2027 | Uttarakhand | |
| 3 | Sharad Kumar Sharma | 31 December 2023 | |||
| 4 | Narayan Singh Dhanik | 3 December 2018 | 19 May 2022 | Bench | |
| 5 | Ramesh Chandra Khulbe | 2 January 2023 | |||
| 6 | Ravindra Maithani | 24 June 2027 | |||
| 7 | Vacant | ||||
| 8 | Vacant | ||||
| 9 | Vacant | ||||
| Additional Judges | |||||
| 1 | Alok Kumar Verma | 27 May 2019 | 15 August 2026 | Bench | Uttarakhand |
| 2 | Vacant | ||||
Registrar General
Dhananjay Chaturvedi is the current Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court. He Assumed office on 24 December 2020.
Notable cases
In March 2017, Uttarakhand High Court mandated that the rivers Ganges and Yamuna as well as all water bodies are "living entities" i.e. "legal person" and appointed 3 persons as trustees to protect the rights of rivers against the pollution caused by the humans.[4]
See also
- Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
- High courts of India
- List of sitting judges of High Courts of India
- Supreme Court of India
- List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India
- District Courts of India
- Judiciary of India
References
- ↑ "Uttaranchal High Court Inaugurated". Zee News. 9 November 2000.
- ↑ Jha, Prashant (8 January 2021). "Chief Justice RS Chauhan takes charge of U'khand HC". Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ Sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court
- ↑ Birds to holy rivers: A list of everything India considers “legal persons”, Quartz, September 2019.
External links
- The High Court of Uttarakhand, official website
- Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
- Judge strength in High Courts increased
- High Court of Uttarakhand
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