Jharkhand High Court

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Jharkhand High Court
झारखंड उच्च न्यायालय
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The High Court Building
Jharkhand High Court
23°20′39″N85°12′00″E / 23.3441°N 85.20°E / 23.3441; 85.20
Established15 November 2000;23 years ago (2000-11-15)
JurisdictionGovernment banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand
Location Ranchi, Jharkhand
Coordinates 23°20′39″N85°12′00″E / 23.3441°N 85.20°E / 23.3441; 85.20
Composition method Presidential appointment with confirmation of the Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by Constitution of India
Appeals to Supreme Court of India
Judge term lengthmandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions25
Website jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently M. S. Ramachandra Rao
Since25 September 2024

The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.

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The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 25. The new building of the Jharkhand High Court has been approved. A 165-acre land has been granted near the HEC Industrial Complex, which will be used for the development of the high court, a residential complex for judges and lawyers chambers. The estimated cost for the project is around Rs. 460 Crores. The complex will also have an auditorium with a 1000-seat capacity, four conference rooms, eight committee meeting halls, separate building for advocate general and government pleader. [1] The Jharkhand High Court started live proceedings of virtual hearings on YouTube on 15 December 2021. The Jharkhand High Court became sixth in the country to start live streaming of hearings on YouTube.

History

A circuit bench of the Patna High Court was established at Ranchi on 6 March 1972 under clause 36 of the letters patent of the Patna High Court. The circuit bench became the permanent bench of the Patna High Court, by the High Court at Patna (Establishment of Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act 1976 (Act 57 of 1976) on 8 April 1976. This permanent bench finally became the Jharkhand High Court on reorganisation of Bihar state on 15 November 2000.

Chief Justice

Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao is the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court since 25 September 2024.

List of chief justices

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1 Vinod Kumar Gupta 5 December 20004 March 2003
-(Acting)5 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
2P. K. Balasubramanyan10 March 200326 August 2004
-(Acting)27 August 2004 - 28 February 2005
3 Altamas Kabir 1 March 20058 September 2005
-(Acting)9 September 2005 - 3 December 2005
4 Nelavoy Dhinakar 4 December 20059 June 2006
-(Acting)10 June 2006 - 16 September 2006
5 M. Karpaga Vinayagam 17 September 200615 May 2008
-(Acting)16 May 2008 - 12 July 2008
6 Gyan Sudha Misra 13 July 200830 April 2010
-(Acting)1 May 2010 - 21 August 2010
7 Bhagwati Prasad 22 August 201012 May 2011
-(Acting)13 May 2011 - 10 September 2011
8 Prakash Chandra Tatia 11 September 2011 – 3 August 2013
-(Acting)4 August 2013 - 15 November 2013
9 R. Banumathi 16 November 2013 - 12 August 2014 [2]
-(Acting)13 August 2014 - 31 October 2014
10 Virender Singh 1 November 2014 – 6 October 2016
-(Acting)7 October 2016 - 23 March 2017
11 Pradip Kumar Mohanty 24 March 2017 – 9 June 2017
-(Acting)10 June 2017 - 10 August 2018
12 Aniruddha Bose 11 August 2018 - 23 May 2019
-(Acting)24 May 2019 - 16 November 2019
13 Ravi Ranjan 17 November 2019 - 19 December 2022
-(Acting)20 December 2022 - 19 February 2023
14 Sanjaya Kumar Mishra 20 February 2023 - 28 December 2023
(Acting)Shree Chandrashekhar29 December 2023 - 4 July 2024
15 Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi 5 July 2024 - 19 July 2024
(Acting)Sujit Narayan Prasad20 July 2024 - 24 September 2024
16 M. S. Ramachandra Rao 25 September 2024 - "Incumbent"

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