- Chhattisgarh High Court
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Chhattisgarh High Court Established 2000 Jurisdiction India Location Bilaspur Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. Authorized by Constitution of India Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of India Judge term length Till 62 years of age Number of positions 18 Website http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/ Chief Justice Currently Rajeev Gupta Since 2008 Lead position ends 2012 The Chhattisgarh High Court (Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय) is one of the newest High Courts in India. It was established on 1 November, 2000 after the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 was passed. It has jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. High Court of Bilaspur is the 19th High Court of India[1]
Mr. Justice R. S. Garg was the first Acting CJ of the Chhattisgarh High Court.[1]
The court is having its seat at Bilaspur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of eighteen.
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Judges of High Court of Chhattisgarh
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajeev Gupta ( Chief Justice )
- Hon'ble Shri Justice I.M. Quddusi
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnihotri
- Hon'ble Shri Justice T. P. Sharma
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Nawal Kishore Agarwal
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Pritinker Diwaker
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rangnath Chandrakar
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Ghulam Minhajuddin
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhey Shyam Sharma
The Chief Justice
Justice Rajeev Gupta, the current Chief Justice was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on 10-10-1950. Took B.A and LL.B Degrees from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court from November 1973 and continued till 1994. Appointed as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in September 1994. Assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 27-04-2005 . Transferred to Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital and assumed charge on 14 January 2006 as Chief Justice. On 2 February 2008 he took oath of secrecy as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur. He retirement is due on 10 October 2012[3]
Former Chief Justices
Chief Justice Term W.A.Shishak 4 December 2000–6 February 2002 K.H.N. Kuranga 6 February 2002–28 May 2004 Ayyampalayam Somasundaram Venkatachala Moorthy 28 May 2004–14 March 2005 Ananga Kumar Patnaik 14 March 2005–2 February 2008 Former Judges of the High Court who are serving Judges of the Supreme Court of India
(1) Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Patnaik
High Court Bar Association 2009-11
H.C.B.A. is the representative body of advocates practicing at Bilaspur High Court , elected by way of direct voting from the members of Bar Association and is having term of two years. H C B A works for the general benefit of its registered members( membership around 1500 approx) and advises High court in matters related with advocates and works as bridge between Bar and Bench.
1. President - C. K. Kesharwani 2. Secretary - Abdul Wahab Khan.
See also
References
- Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
- Judge strength in High Courts increased
- Official Website
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