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Wungazan Awungshi Shishak (1 January 1941 – 3 August 2023) was an Indian judge who became the chief justice of Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Life and career

Shishak was born in 1941 at Shangshak village in Ukhrul district of the state of Manipur.[citation needed] He completed his graduation from Gauhati University in 1963.[citation needed] He passed LL.B. from Delhi University in 1965 and started practice in Gauhati High Court in 1967 and shifted to Nagaland in 1970.[citation needed] 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.[2] On 4 December 2000 he was elevated to the post of chief justice in Chhattisgarh High Court.[3] He became the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on 24 January 2002. Shishak retired on 1 January 2003.[4][5]

Shishak died on 3 August 2023, at the age of 82.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hon'ble Justice W.A.Shishak". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "GAUHATI HIGH COURT KOHIMA BENCH". kohimahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Inaugural speech of Hon'ble Chief Justice". High Court of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "High Court of Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Chief Justice W.A. Shishak". supremecourtcaselaw.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Former Chief Justice W A Shishak passes away at 82". Ukhrul Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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