Manipur High Court

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Manipur High Court
Established25 March 2013;10 years ago (2013-03-25)
Jurisdiction Manipur
Location Imphal, Manipur
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 lengthMandatory Retirement by age of 62
Number of positions4
Website hcmimphal.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently Siddharth Mridul
Since20 October 2023

The Manipur High Court is the High Court of the state of Manipur, India. [1] It was established in 25 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The first Chief Justice is Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. [2] Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court used to have jurisdiction over the state of Manipur.

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List of chief justices

#Chief JusticeTenure
StartEnd
1 Abhay Manohar Sapre 23 March 201319 October 2013
2 Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra 10 July 201410 June 2015
3 Rakesh Ranjan Prasad 22 September 201630 June 2017
4 Abhilasha Kumari 9 February 201822 February 2018
5 Ramalingam Sudhakar 18 May 201813 February 2021
6 P. V. Sanjay Kumar 14 February 20215 February 2023
7 Siddharth Mridul 20 October 2023Incumbent

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References

  1. "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". The Times of India . 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. "Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath". Assam Tribune. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.