Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court | |
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Established | 29 August 1949 |
Jurisdiction | Rajasthan |
Location | Principal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan Circuit Bench: Jaipur |
Coordinates | 26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E |
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 | 50 (Permanent: 38 ; Addl: 12) |
Website | http://hcraj.nic.in/ |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Akil Kureshi |
Since | 12 October 2021 |
The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949.
The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50.
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There were five High Courts functioning in the various units of the States - at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bikaner, the High Courts of former Rajasthan and Matsya Union, before unification of the Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different jurisdictions and provided for a single High Court for the entire State. The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur, and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved at Jodhpur with recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao committee.
The first Chief Justice was Kamala Kant Verma. A bench was formed at Jaipur on 31 January 1977 under sub-section (2) of Section 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 which was dissolved in 1958. Currently the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and actual strength is 34.
List of chief justices[]
# | Portrait | Chief Justice | Term | Remarks |
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1 | Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh | 1947 – 1949 | Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh or Ghose, ICS was an Indian civil servant and a jurist. | |
2 | Kamala Kant Verma | 29 August 1949–1950 | the 1st Indian Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court | |
3 | Kailas Nath Wanchoo | 1951–1958 | a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter. | |
4 | Sarju Prasad | 1959–1961 | ||
5 | J.S. Ranawat | 1961 – 1963 | ||
6 | D.S. Dave | 1963–1964 | ||
7 | Daulat Mal Bhandari | 1964–1969 | a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter | |
8 | J. Narayan | 1969–1969 | ||
9 | B.P. Beri | 1969–1969 | ||
10 | P.N. Shinghal | 1969–1970 | ||
11 | V.P. Tyagi | 1970–1970 | ||
12 | C. Honniah | 1970–1971 | ||
13 | Chand Mal Lodha | 1971–1980 | chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court and the Guwahati High Court. | |
14 | K.D. Sharma | 1980–1981 | ||
15 | P.K. Banerjee | 1981 –1982 | ||
16 | D.P. Gupta | 1982–1985 | ||
17 | J. S. Verma | 1985–1986 | the 27th Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998. He was the chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1999 to 2003, and chairman of the Justice Verma Committee | |
18 | Krishna Chandra Agarwal | 1986 –1994 | Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court and Calcutta High Court. | |
19 | G.C. Mittal | 1994–1995 | ||
20 | A.P. Ravani | 1995–1996 | ||
21 | Mukul Gopal Mukherjee | 1996–1999 | ||
22 | Shivaraj V Patil | 1999–2000 | ||
23 | A. R. Lakshmanan | 2000–2002 | Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court in 2000 and Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2001. He retired in 2007.chairman of the Law Commission of India during 2006-2009 | |
24 | Arun Kumar | 2002–2002 | ||
25 | Anil Dev Singh | 2002–2004 | ||
26 | S. N. Jha | 2004–2005 | ||
27 | J. M. Panchal | 2006–2006 | ||
28 | Rajesh Bhalla | 2006–2008 | ||
29 | Narayan Roy | 2008–2008 | ||
30 | Deepak Verma | 2008–2009 | Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka [6][7] and Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Chairperson and member of the Advisory Committee of several renowned academic institutions and universities in India. | |
31 | Jagadish Bhalla | 10 August 2009–31 October 2010 | Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan High Court | |
32 | Arun Kumar Mishra | 1 November 2010–2 January 2013 | judge of the Supreme Court of India.Mishra has taken several steps to dovetail technology in functions of Rajasthan High Court. His initiatives include publication of first ever Newsletter of Rajasthan High Court and inauguration of a Museum.Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta. | |
33 | Amitava Roy | 2 January 2013– 5 August 2014 | judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court[1] and Rajasthan High Court.made it compulsory for cinema halls across India to play the National Anthem of India before the screening of any film, and mandated that the audience stand while the National Anthem was played | |
34 | S. K. Mittal | 6 August 2014- 13 May 2016 | ||
35 | Navin Sinha | 14 May 2016- 16 February 2017 | Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and after that as the Chief justice of Rajasthan High Court | |
36 | Pradeep Nandrajog | 2 April 2017- 6 April 2019 | Presently, he is Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and former Chief justice of Rajasthan High Court and Judge of Delhi High Court | |
37 | Mohammad Rafiq | 7 April 2019 - 4 May 2019 | appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 7 April 2019 after transfer of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog to Bombay High Court. | |
38 | Shripathi Ravindra Bhat | 5 May 2019 - 22 September 2019 | Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.[1] He is also former Judge of Delhi High Court. | |
(37) | Mohammad Rafiq | 23 September 2019 - 5 Oct 2019 | appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 23 September 2019 after elevation of Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat to Supreme Court of India. | |
39 | Indrajit Mahanty | 6 October 2019-oct 11 2021 | Appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 6 October 2019. He is former Judge of Bombay High Court. | |
40 | Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi | 12 October Incumbent | Appointment as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 9 October 2021. He is former Chief Justice of Tripura High Court and former Judge of High Court of Gujarat[1] |
Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur[]
is a registered society of the Advocates practicing at Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court. The body elects its office bearers through direct election every year.
Statue of Manu[]
On March 3, 1989, the Rajasthan Judicial Officers Association sponsored by the Lions Club had installed a Manu idol in front of the lawn of the high court with the permission of the high court..
See also[]
- High courts of India
- List of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court
- List of judges of the Rajasthan High Court[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Upadhyay, Sparsh (9 October 2021). "Breaking: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Akil Kureshi As The Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/jphoto.php
References[]
External links[]
- High Courts of India
- Government of Rajasthan
- 1949 establishments in Rajasthan
- Courts and tribunals established in 1949