Orissa High Court | |
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ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଉଚ୍ଚ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟ | |
20°27′54″N85°51′32″E / 20.4650°N 85.8589°E | |
Established | 26 July 1948 |
Jurisdiction | Odisha |
Location | Cuttack, Odisha |
Coordinates | 20°27′54″N85°51′32″E / 20.4650°N 85.8589°E |
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 length | Mandatory retirement at 62 years of age |
Number of positions | 33 (24 Permanent + 9 Additional) |
Website | www |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Chakradhari Sharan Singh |
Since | 7 February 2024 |
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The Orissa High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Odisha.
The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. It was difficult to administratively manage such a vast area, inhabited by people speaking different languages and having different traditions. Administrative exigencies required separation of such areas which originally did not form part of Bengal. So, the new province of Bihar and Orissa was formed on 22 March 1912. However, the said new province of Bihar and Orissa was under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court.
On 9 February 1916, in exercise of the powers under Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915, the King of the United Kingdom issued letters of patent constituting the High Court of Patna. Odisha was placed under the jurisdiction of Patna High Court. Although, on 18 May 1916, Circuit Court of Patna High Court for Odisha held its first sitting at Cuttack.
On 1 April 1936 Odisha was made a separate province but no separate High Court was provided for it. The Government of India agreed to create a new High Court, and for that purpose the Government of India issued the Orissa High Court Order, 1948, under the Section 229(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935, on 30 April 1948. Finally, on 26 July 1948, Orissa High Court was formally inaugurated.[ citation needed ]
The seat of the court is Cuttack. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27.
In an innovative effort, Museum of Justice has been established at Quila Fort, Cuttack inside the historic compound of Barabati Quila (fort), Cuttack. [1]
# | Judge | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
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1 | Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi | 20 June 2013 | 19 July 2024 |
2 | Justice Arindam Sinha | 30 October 2013 | 21 September 2027 |
3 | Justice Debabrata Dash | 29 November 2013 | 11 October 2024 |
4 | Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo | 2 July 2014 | 4 June 2026 |
5 | Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra | 17 April 2015 | 17 April 2027 |
6 | Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray | 8 November 2019 | 31 January 2032 |
7 | Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi | 10 February 2020 | 28 July 2034 |
8 | Justice Savitri Ratho | 11 June 2020 | 3 July 2030 |
9 | Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo | 19 October 2021 | 6 September 2033 |
10 | Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik | 19 October 2021 | 24 October 2032 |
11 | Justice Sashikanta Mishra | 19 October 2021 | 16 January 2029 |
12 | Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra | 5 November 2021 | 25 February 2031 |
13 | Justice V. Narasingh | 14 February 2022 | 18 January 2029 |
14 | Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy | 14 February 2022 | 19 August 2028 |
15 | Justice Murahari Sri Raman | 14 February 2022 | 7 June 2032 |
16 | Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra | 10 June 2022 | 13 November 2029 |
17 | Justice Gourishankar Satapathy | 13 August 2022 | 24 April 2034 |
18 | Justice Chittaranjan Dash | 13 August 2022 | 11 November 2026 |
Vacant |
# | Chief Justice | Portrait | Term of office | |
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1 | Justice Bira Kishore Ray | 26 July 1948 | 30 October 1951 | |
2 | Justice B. Jagannadha Das | 31 October 1951 | 3 March 1953 | |
3 | Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi | 4 March 1953 | 21 March 1956 | |
4 | Justice R. L. Narasimham | 22 March 1956 | 27 December 1964 | |
5 | Justice Khaleel Ahmed | 18 January 1965 | 5 April 1967 | |
6 | Justice Satya Bhusan Barman | 6 April 1967 | 30 April 1969 | |
7 | Justice Gati Krushna Misra | 1 May 1969 | 30 October 1975 | |
8 | Justice Siba Narain Sankar | 1 November 1975 | 12 October 1977 | |
9 | Justice Sukanta Kishor Ray | 13 October 1977 | 4 November 1980 | |
10 | Justice Ranganath Mishra | 16 January 1981 | 14 March 1983 | |
11 | Justice Dambarudhar Pathak | 11 August 1983 | 28 February 1986 | |
12 | Justice Hari Lal Agrawal | 1 May 1986 | 31 July 1989 | |
13 | Justice B. L.Hansaria | 22 February 1990 | 13 December 1993 | |
14 | Justice G. T. Nanavati | 31 January 1994 | 27 September 1994 | |
15 | Justice V. A. Mohta | 28 September 1994 | 25 April 1995 | |
16 | Jusitce S. N. Phukan | 2 August 1996 | 27 January 1999 | |
17 | Justice Biswanath Agrawal | 18 November 1999 | 18 October 2000 | |
18 | Justice N. Y. Hanumanthappa | 17 February 2001 | 24 September 2001 | |
19 | Justice P. K. Balasubramanyan | 5 December 2001 | 10 March 2003 | |
20 | Justice Sujit Barman Roy | 9 April 2003 | 21 January 2007 | |
21 | Justice A. K. Ganguly | 2 March 2007 | 18 May 2008 | |
22 | Justice B. S. Chauhan | 16 July 2008 | 10 May 2009 | |
23 | Justice Bilal Nazki | 14 November 2009 | 17 November 2009 | |
24 | Justice V. G. Gopala Gowda | 25 March 2010 | 23 December 2012 | |
25 | Justice C. Nagappan | 27 February 2013 | 18 September 2013 | |
26 | Justice A. K. Goel | 12 October 2013 | 6 July 2014 | |
27 | Justice Amitava Roy | 6 August 2014 | 26 February 2015 | |
28 | Justice D. H. Waghela | 4 June 2015 | 14 February 2016 | |
29 | Justice Vineet Saran | 26 February 2016 | 6 August 2018 | |
30 | Justice K. S. Jhaveri | 12 August 2018 | 4 January 2020 | |
31 | Justice Mohammad Rafiq | 27 April 2020 | 3 January 2021 | |
32 | Justice S. Muralidhar | 4 January 2021 | 7 August 2023 | |
33 | Justice Subhasis Talapatra | 8 August 2023 | 3 October 2023 | |
34 | Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 | Incumbent | |
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