W. A. Shishak
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Hon'ble Justice W.A.Shishak". 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.
- ^ "High Court of Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Chief Justice W.A. Shishak". supremecourtcaselaw.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice W A Shishak passes away at 82". Ukhrul Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- 1941 births
- 2023 deaths
- Delhi University alumni
- People from Ukhrul district
- Judges of the Gauhati High Court
- Chief Justices of Chhattisgarh High Court
- Chief Justices of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
- 20th-century Indian judges
- 20th-century Indian lawyers
- 21st-century Indian lawyers
- 21st-century Indian judges
- Naga people