Gujarat High Court

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Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court building
Established	1 May 1960; 61 years ago (1960-05-01)
Jurisdiction	Gujarat
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Coordinates	23°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.524423°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.5244
Composition method	Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by	Constitution of India
Appeals to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	mandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions	52 (Permanent 39; Additional 13)
Website	http://gujarathighcourt.nic.in/
Chief Justice
Currently	Aravind Kumar
Since	13 October 2021

The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.

The seat of the court is Ahmedabad. The present strength of the Gujarat High court is 32 against sanctioned strength of 52.

Establishment[]

This High Court was established on 1 May 1960 as a result of bifurcation of the former State of Bombay into two States of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The High Court started functioning near Akashwani, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The High Court had later shifted to the new building at Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from 16 January 1999.

Jurisdiction[]

The Gujarat High Court has jurisdiction over the entire state of Gujarat. It has jurisdiction on all district, administrative and other courts in Gujarat. This high court is a Court of record and empowered to punish anyone for contempt of court.

Powers[]

Unlike Union Judiciary, the state judiciary possesses wide powers which include powers such as Appellate, Second Appellate in some cases, Revisionary, Review etc. It also has power to issue various writs to courts and authority under its jurisdiction. Intra-Court appeals, when permissible under Clause - 15 of Letters Patent, also lie within the same court from decision of a Single Judge to a Division Bench which comprises two Judges. It has power of superintendence on all courts under it under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The High Courts are also empowered to hear Public Interest Litigations.

The Chief Justice[]

The bench of high court is presided by the Chief Justice on administrative side. They are appointed by President of India under warrant. However, the president is required to consult the Governor of Gujarat and the Chief Justice of India before making such appointment. The Governor of Gujarat administers the oath of office at the time of appointment. The present Chief Justice of the court is Justice Aravind Kumar. Various benches are constituted depending upon the requirements of that High Court. These benches usually consist of division benches (two judges) and benches presided over by single judges. A roster is maintained by the High Court to assign the matters between various benches. Chief Justices in all the High Courts as also the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are masters of the roster.

Judges[]

All judges of the high court are appointed by the President of India after recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium. They hold constitutional post and there are ample safeguards provided in the constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary. Any judge can resign by writing to the President of India. Terms of appointment of judges cannot be altered to their disadvantage after their appointment.

Qualifications[]

The following are qualifications to be judge of Gujarat High Court or any other High Court in India.

• The individual must be citizen of India
• The individual must have held a judicial office in India for at least ten years; or
• Been advocate in any high court or two or more courts in succession for at least 10 years.

The Bench[]

The present strength of Gujarat High court is 32 against sanctioned strength of 52 posts which includes 39 permanent posts and 13 additional posts.^[1][1]

Following is the list of the Hon'ble Judges who currently preside over various benches of this High Court in the order of seniority.

1. Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar
2. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya
3. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J B Pardiwala
4. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani
5. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A J Desai
6. Hon'ble Mr. Justice N V Anjaria
7. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S H Vora
8. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A G Uraizee
9. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M Pancholi
10. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A J Shastri
11. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Biren A Vaishnav
12. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A Y Kogje
13. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A S Supehia
14. Hon'ble Mr. Justice B N Karia
15. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Umesh A Trivedi
16. Hon'ble Dr. Justice A P Thaker
17. Hon'ble Mr. Justice B D Karia
18. Hon'ble Ms. Justice S K Vishen
19. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ilesh J Vora
20. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gita Gopi
21. Hon'ble Dr. Justice A C Joshi
22. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R M Sareen
23. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Vabhavi D Nanavati
24. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nirzar S Desai
25. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nikhil S Kariel
26. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Mauna M Bhatt
27. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Samir J Dave
28. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant M Prachchhak
29. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep N Bhatt
30. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha P Mayee
31. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Niral R Mehta
32. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nisha M Thakore

Former Chief Justices^[2][]

See also[]

• High Courts of India

Notes[]

References[]

1. Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
2. Judge strength in High Courts increased

High Courts job lest update

External links[]

• The Gujarat High Court official website
• The Gujarat High Court official YouTube Channel
• The High Court of Gujarat official Telegram Channel