List of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court

Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
उत्तराखण्ड के मुख्य न्यायाधीश
Incumbent
Honourable Justice Rajiv Sharma
(Acting)
since 7 August 2018
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

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
– 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

  1. ↑ "Justice Rajiv Sharma New Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court". Times of India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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