Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Wungazan Awungshi Shishak | |
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| 17th Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 24 January 2002 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Nominated by | S. P. Bharucha |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
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| 1st Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 15 January 2002 | |
| Nominated by | A. S. Anand |
| Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
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| Judge of Gauhati High Court | |
| In office 2 January 1989 – 4 December 2000 | |
| Nominated by | R. S. Pathak |
| Appointed by | R. Venkataraman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1941 Ukhrul District, Manipur |
| Died | 3 August 2023 (aged 82) Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Judge |
Wungazan Awungshi Shishak (1 January 1941 – 3 August 2023) was an Indian judge who served as the chief justice of the High Courts of Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh.
Life and career[edit | edit source]
Shishak was born in 1941 at Shangshak village in Ukhrul district of the state of Manipur.[1] He completed his graduation from Gauhati University in 1963.[2] He passed LL.B. from Delhi University in 1965 and started practice in Gauhati High Court in 1967 and shifted to Nagaland in 1970.[2] He served as a senior government advocate for the Government of Nagaland for 7 years.[1] He was the president of the Nagaland Bar Association. Shishak became judge of Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court on 2 February 1989.[3] On 4 December 2000 he was elevated to the post of chief justice in Chhattisgarh High Court.[4] He became the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 24 January 2002. Shishak retired on 1 January 2003.[2][5]
Shishak died on 3 August 2023, at the age of 82.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hon'ble Justice W.A.Shishak". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "High Court of Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "GAUHATI HIGH COURT KOHIMA BENCH". kohimahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "Inaugural speech of Hon'ble Chief Justice". High Court of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ "Hon'ble Mr. Chief Justice W.A. Shishak". supremecourtcaselaw.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "Former Chief Justice W A Shishak passes away at 82". Ukhrul Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.