Meghalaya High Court

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Meghalaya High Court
Established23 March 2013;12 years ago (2013-03-23)
Jurisdiction Meghalaya
Location Shillong, Meghalaya
Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised by Constitution of India
Appeals to Supreme Court of India
Judge term lengthTill 62 years of age
Number of positions4
Website meghalayahighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently Soumen Sen
Since8 October 2025

The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya, India. [1] It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. This court has four permanent judges, including the Hon'ble Chief Justice and three Hon'ble Judges.

Contents

Chief Justice and Judges

Former Chief Justices

#Chief JusticeParent high courtAssumed officeLeft officeTerm lengthAppointer
1Justice T. Meena Kumari Andhra Pradesh High Court 23 March 20133 August 2013133 days Pranab Mukherjee
–Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 4 August 201319 September 201346 days
2Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Uttarakhand High Court 20 September 201312 August 2014326 days
–Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 13 August 201426 August 201413 days
–Justice Uma Nath Singh (acting) Madhya Pradesh High Court 27 August 201418 March 2015203 days
3Justice Uma Nath Singh 19 March 201514 January 2016301 days
–Justice T. Nandakumar Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 15 January 201623 February 201639 days
4Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Rajasthan High Court 24 February 201612 February 20181 year, 353 days
5Justice Tarun Agarwala Allahabad High Court 12 February 20182 March 201818 days Ram Nath Kovind
–Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen (acting) Gauhati High Court 3 March 201820 May 201878 days
6Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir Jammu and Kashmir High Court 21 May 201827 May 20191 year, 6 days
7Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal Punjab and Haryana High Court 28 May 20192 November 2019158 days
8Justice Mohammad Rafiq Rajasthan High Court 13 November 201926 April 2020165 days
9Justice Biswanath Somadder Calcutta High Court 27 April 202011 October 20211 year, 167 days
10Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More Bombay High Court 12 October 20213 November 202122 days
–Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya High Court4 November 202123 November 202119 days
11Justice Sanjib Banerjee Calcutta High Court 24 November 20211 November 20231 year, 342 days
–Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya High Court2 November 202310 February 2024100 days Droupadi Murmu
12Justice S. Vaidyanathan Madras High Court 11 February 202416 August 2024196 days
–Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya High Court17 August 20242 October 202446 days
13Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji Calcutta High Court 3 October 20245 September 2025337 days
–Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya High Court6 September 20257 October 202531 days
14Justice Soumen Sen Calcutta High Court 8 October 2025Incumbent81 days

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

Judges elevated as Chief Justices

References

  1. ↑ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". Times of India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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