The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya.[1] It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. This court has four permanent judges, including the Hon'ble Chief Justice, and three Hon'ble Judges.
| Meghalaya High Court | |
|---|---|
| Established | 23 March 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Meghalaya |
| Location | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
| Authorised by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | Till 62 years of age |
| Number of positions | 4 |
| Website | meghalayahighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Indra Prasanna Mukerji |
| Since | 3 October 2024 |
The current Chief Justice is Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, who took charge on 3 October 2024.[2]
List of chief justices
editThere have been eleven chief justices of the Meghalaya High Court, out of whom two were elevated as judges of the Supreme Court of India, Prafulla Chandra Pant and Dinesh Maheshwari
| # | Chief Justice | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| 1 | T. Meena Kumari | 23 March 2013 | 3 August 2013 |
| 2 | Prafulla Chandra Pant | 20 September 2013 | 12 August 2014 |
| 3 | Uma Nath Singh | 19 March 2015 | 14 January 2016 |
| 4 | Dinesh Maheshwari | 24 February 2016 | 12 February 2018 |
| 5 | Tarun Agarwala | 12 February 2018 | 2 March 2018 |
| 6 | Mohammad Yaqoob Mir | 21 May 2018 | 27 May 2019 |
| 7 | Ajay Kumar Mittal | 28 May 2019 | 2 November 2019 |
| 8 | Mohammad Rafiq | 13 November 2019 | 26 April 2020 |
| 9 | Biswanath Somadder | 27 April 2020 | 11 October 2021 |
| 10 | Ranjit Vasantrao More | 12 October 2021 | 3 November 2021 |
| 11 | Sanjib Banerjee | 24 November 2021 | 1 November 2023 |
| 12 | S. Vaidyanathan | 11 February 2024 | 16 August 2024 |
| 13 | Indra Prasanna Mukerji | 21 September 2024 | |
References
edit- ^ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". Times of India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Order of appointment of Shri Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji". Retrieved 30 September 2024.