Uttarakhand High Court

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Uttarakhand High Court
Established9 November 2000; 23 years ago (2000-11-09)
JurisdictionUttarakhand
LocationNainital, Uttarakhand
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 Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand
Authorized byConstitution of India
Judge term lengthmandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions11
(9 Permanent Judges + 2 Additional Judges)
WebsiteUttarakhand High Court
Chief Justice
CurrentlySanjaya Kumar Mishra (acting)
Since24 December 2021

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. Sanjaya Kumar Mishra is the current Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 24 December 2021.[2]

List of sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court[edit]

There are currently seven sitting judges including the Acting 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 Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
(Acting Chief Justice)
7 October 2009 28 December 2023 Bench Orissa
2 Manoj Kumar Tiwari 19 May 2017 18 September 2027 Bar 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 Alok Kumar Verma 27 May 2019 15 August 2026
8 Vacant
9 Vacant
Additional Judges
1 Vacant
2 Vacant

Registrar General[edit]

Dhananjay Chaturvedi is the current Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court. He Assumed office on 24 December 2020.

Notable cases[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Uttaranchal High Court Inaugurated". Zee News. 9 November 2000.
  2. Jha, Prashant (8 January 2021). "Chief Justice RS Chauhan takes charge of U'khand HC". Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. Sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court
  4. Birds to holy rivers: A list of everything India considers “legal persons”, Quartz, September 2019.

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