High Court of Bhutan

High Court of Bhutan
Established 3 November 1967[1]
Country Bhutan
Location Thimphu
Composition method Appointment by the Druk Gyalpo from a list of drangpons of dzongkhag courts or from eminent jurists on the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission[1]
Authorized by Constitution of Bhutan
Website www.judiciary.gov.bt
Chief Justice of High Court
Currently Tshering Wangchuck
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The High Court of Bhutan derives its authority from the 2008 Constitution of Bhutan. It consists of the Chief Justice and eight Drangpons (Associate Justices). The Chief Justice and Drangpons of the High Court are appointed from among juniors, peers, and eminent jurists by the Druk Gyalpo. The judges of the High Court serve 10 year terms, or until reaching age 60; this retirement age is unique among the Civil Service and Constitutional Offices of Bhutan — all others retire at age 65. During their tenure, they are subject to censure and suspension by the Druk Gyalpo on the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission for proven misbehavior that does not rise to the level of impeachment.[2]

List of High Court Judges

  • Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Bhutan - Dasho Sangay Khandu
  • Justice, Dasho Lungten Drubgyur
  • Justice, Dasho Tshering Namgyal
  • Justice, Dasho Duba Dukpa
  • Justice, Dasho Kinley Dorji
  • Justice, Dasho Pema Wangchuk
  • Justice, Dasho Pema Rinzin

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Justices of the Supreme Court and High Court". Royal Court of Bhutan. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Constitution of Bhutan Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine., Art. 21, §§ 11–15

References

  • "The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan" (PDF). Government of Bhutan. 2008-07-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  • "༄༅།།འབྲུག་གི་རྩ་ཁྲིམས་ཆེན་མོ།།" [The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan] (PDF) (in Dzongkha). Government of Bhutan. 2008-07-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  • "Royal Court of Justice of Bhutan". Government of Bhutan. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  • "Laws of Bhutan". Bhutannica. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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