Jharkhand High Court

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Jharkhand High Court
झारखंड उच्च न्यायालय
Jharkhand High Court.jpg
The High Court Building
Established15 November 2000; 23 years ago (2000-11-15)
Jurisdiction Jharkhand
LocationRanchi, Jharkhand
Coordinates29°23′45″N 79°26′52″E / 29.3958°N 79.4477°E / 29.3958; 79.4477Coordinates: 29°23′45″N 79°26′52″E / 29.3958°N 79.4477°E / 29.3958; 79.4477
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of the 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 positions25
Websitejharkhandhighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyJustice Dr. Ravi Ranjan
Since17 November 2019

The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest High Courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.

The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 25. The new building of Jharkhand High Court has been approved. A 165 acres land has been granted near the HEC Industrial Complex, which will used for development of High Court, Residential Complex for Judges and Lawyers Chambers. The estimated cost for the project is around Rs. 460 Crores. The complex will also have an auditorium with a 1000-seat capacity, four conference rooms, eight committee meeting halls, separate building for advocate general and government pleader.[1] Jharkhand High Court started live proceedings of virtual hearings on YouTube on 15 December 2021.[2] Jharkhand High Court became sixth in the country to start live streaming of hearing on YouTube.

History[edit]

A circuit bench of the Patna High Court was established at Ranchi on 6 March 1972 under clause 36 of the letters patent of the Patna High Court. The Circuit bench became the Permanent Bench of the Patna High Court, by the High Court at Patna (Establishment of Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act 1976 (Act 57 of 1976) on 8 April 1976. This Permanent Bench finally became the Jharkhand High Court on reorganisation of Bihar state on 15 November 2000.

The Chief Justice[edit]

Hon'ble Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan is the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court since 17 November 2019.

Former Chief Justices[edit]

# Portrait Chief Justice Term
1 Vinod Kumar Gupta 5 December 1990–7 March 2003
2 P. K. Balasubramanyan 10 March 2003–26 August 2004
3 S. J. Mukhopadhaya 26 August 2004–2005
4 Altamas Kabir 1 March 2005–8 September 2005
5 Nelavoy Dhinakar 4 December 2005–10 June 2006
(3) S. J. Mukhopadhaya 10 June 2006–2006
6 M.Y. Eqbal 2006–17 September 2006
7 M. Karpaga Vinayagam 17 September 2006–2008
8 Gyan Sudha Misra 13 July 2008–29 April 2010
9 Sushil Harkauli 30 April 2010–21 August 2010
10 Bhagwati Prasad (judge) 22 August 2010–12 May 2011
11 Prakash Chandra Tatia 13 May 2011–11 Sep 2011
12 Prakash Chandra Tatia 11 May 2011 – 12 November 2013
13 R. Banumathi 16 November 2013 - 13 August 2014[3]
14 Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel 14 August 2014 - 31 October 2014
15 Virender Singh 1 November 2014 – 6 October 2016
16 Pradip Kumar Mohanty 7 October 2016 – 8 June 2017
(14) Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel 9 June 2017 - 3 August 2018
17 Aniruddha Bose 4 August 2018 - 23 May 2019
(14) Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel 24 May 2019 - 6 June 2019
18 Prashant Kumar 7 June 2019 - 30 August 2019
19 Harish Chandra Mishra 30 August 2019 - 16 November 2019
20 Dr. Ravi Ranjan 17 November 2019 - 17 November 2019
(19) Harish Chandra Mishra 17 November 2019 -17 November 2019
(20) Dr. Ravi Ranjan 17 November 2019 - Incumbent

References[edit]

  1. New high court to be the biggest in India, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-10/ranchi/37020097_1_high-court-court-rooms-chief-justice
  2. "Jharkhand High Court to stream live proceedings on YouTube". Jharkhandi Baba. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[edit]


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