Uttarakhand High Court
| Uttarakhand High Court उत्तराखण्ड उच्च न्यायालय | |
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| Established | 9 November 2000 |
| Location | Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Authorized by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 11 {Permanent 9 ; Addl. 2} |
| Website | Uttarakhand High Court |
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| Currently | Rajiv Sharma (Acting) |
| Since | 7 August 2018 |
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State of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड राज्य |
The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. 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.
The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003. Justice Ashok A. Desai was the inaugural holder of the office. Former Chief Justices of Uttarakhand S. H. Kapadia and J. S. Khehar later went on to become Chief Justice of India. Rajiv Sharma is the current Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 7 August 2018.[1]
List of sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court
Following is the list of the current serving judges of the Uttarakhand High Court. There are currently seven permanent judges including the Chief Justice with two posts of judges lying vacant. [2]
| S. No. | Name | Date of appointment | Date of retirement | State/Union Territory |
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| 1 | Rajiv Sharma(temporary}) (Acting Chief Justice) |
3 April 2007 | 7 October 2020 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 2 | V. K. Bisht | 1 November 2008 | 16 September 2019 | Uttarakhand |
| 3 | Sudhanshu Dhulia | 1 November 2008 | 9 August 2022 | Uttarakhand |
| 4 | Alok Singh | 12 October 2009 | 27 April 2021 | Uttarakhand |
| 5 | Lok Pal Singh | 18 May 2017 | 14 February 2021 | Uttarakhand |
| 6 | Manoj Kumar Tiwari | 19 May 2017 | 18 September 2027 | Uttarakhand |
| 7 | Sharad Kumar Sharma | 19 May 2017 | 31 December 2023 | Uttar Pradesh |
Registrar General
Pradeep Pant is the Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court. He Assumed office on 16 August 2018.
See also
References
- ^ "Justice Rajiv Sharma New Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court". Times of India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ Sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court