List of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court
Chief Justice of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड के मुख्य न्यायाधीश | |
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Uttarakhand High Court | |
Abbreviation | CJU |
Seat | Nainital |
Nominator | Collegium of the Supreme Court of India |
Appointer | President of India with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand |
Term length | till the age of 62 yrs |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of India (under Article 217) |
Formation | 9 November 2000 |
First holder | Justice Ashok A. Desai |
Website | Uttarakhand High Court |
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The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand is the highest presiding judicial officer in the state of Uttarakhand and the custodian of the Uttarakhand High Court. He is appointed by the President of India with the advice of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of Uttarakhand. Rajiv Sharma is the current Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 7 August 2018.[1]
List of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand
Following is the list of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand since its inception on 9 November 2000:
- Colour key
Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
S. No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Tenure | Note | |
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– | Justice Ashok A. Desai | 9 November 2000 | 5 December 2000 | 26 days | first Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, assumed office as Acting Chief Justice. | |
1 | Justice Ashok A. Desai | 6 December 2000 | 31 March 2003 | 2 years, 3 months and 25 days (Total 2 years, 4 months and 21 days) | ||
– | Justice P. C. Verma | 1 April 2003 | 4 August 2003 | 4 months and 3 days | ||
2 | Justice S. H. Kapadia | 5 August 2003 | 17 December 2003 | 4 months and 12 days | later elevated as a judge to the Supreme Court of India, went on to become 38th Chief Justice of India. | |
– | Justice P. C. Verma | 18 December 2003 | 24 July 2004 | 7 months and 6 days | ||
3 | Justice V. S. Sirpurkar | 25 July 2004 | 19 March 2005 | 7 months and 22 days | later elevated as a judge to the Supreme Court of India. | |
4 | Justice Cyriac Joseph | 20 March 2005 | 7 January 2006 | 9 months and 18 days | later elevated as a judge to the Supreme Court of India. | |
– | Justice P. C. Verma | 8 January 2006 | 13 January 2006 | 5 days (Total 11 months and 14 days) | ||
5 | Justice Rajiv Gupta | 14 January 2006 | 1 February 2008 | 2 years and 18 days | ||
6 | Justice V. K. Gupta | 2 February 2008 | 9 September 2009 | 1 year, 7 months and 7 days | ||
– | Justice B. C. Kandpal | 10 September 2009 | 28 November 2009 | 2 months and 18 days | ||
7 | Justice J. S. Khehar | 29 November 2009 | 7 August 2010 | 8 months and 9 days | later elevated as a judge to the Supreme Court of India, went on to become 44th Chief Justice of India. | |
8 | Justice Barin Ghosh | 8 August 2010 | 30 July 2014 | 3 years, 11 months and 22 days | ||
9 | Justice K. M. Joseph | 31 July 2014 | 6 August 2018 | 4 years and 6 days | longest serving Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, later elevated as a judge to the Supreme Court of India. | |
– | Justice Rajiv Sharma | 7 August 2018 | Incumbent | 2 months and 13 days |
See also
References
- ↑ "Justice Rajiv Sharma New Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court". Times of India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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