Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court राजस्थान उच्च न्यायालय
Rajasthan High Court Building
26°17′32″N73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Established	29 August 1949;75 years ago (1949-08-29)
Jurisdiction	Rajasthan
Location	Principal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan Circuit Bench: Jaipur
Coordinates	26°17′32″N73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Composition method	Presidential appointment 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 length	Mandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions	50 (Permanent: 38; Addl: 12)
Website	http://hcraj.nic.in/
Chief Justice
Currently	Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
Since	6 February 2024

The High Court of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur in which kabir baig himself fights cases and is the highest court in the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. Currently^{[ when? ]} the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and the actual strength is 34.

View of the Rajasthan High Court, Sardar museum in Umaid Park and upper right is Jodhpur fort in 1960.

There were five High Courts functioning in the various units of the States - at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bikaner, the High Courts of former Rajasthan and Matsya Union, before unification of the Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different jurisdictions and provided for a single High Court for the entire State. The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved at Jodhpur with recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao committee.

The first Chief Justice was Kamala Kant Verma. A bench was formed at Jaipur on 31 January 1977 under sub-section (2) of Section 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 which was dissolved in 1958.

The highcourt was shifted to a new premises on outskirts of Jodhpur from the city centre in 2019. The president of India inaugurated the newly constructed building. ^[1]

This is the list of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court from its establishment in 1947.

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
Incumbent Akil Kureishi since 22 September 2021
Bombay High Court
Abbreviation	CJ Rajasthan
Seat	Jodhpur
Nominator	Collegium of the Supreme Court
Appointer	President of India
Term length	till the age of 62 yrs [2]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of India (under Article 124)
Formation	21 June 1947;77 years ago (21 June 1947)
First holder	Justice Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1947)
Salary	₹250,000 (US$2,900) (per month) [3]
Website	http://www.hcraj.nic.in/

List of chief justices

See also: List of judges of the Rajasthan High Court

#	Portrait	Chief Justice	Term
1		Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh	1947 – 1949
2		Kamala Kant Verma	29 August 1949–1950
3		Kailas Nath Wanchoo	1951–1958
4		Sarju Prasad	1959–1961
5		J.S. Ranawat	1961 – 1963
6		D.S. Dave	1963–1964
7		Daulat Mal Bhandari	1964–1969
8		J. Narayan	1969–1969
9		B.P. Beri	1969–1969
10		P.N. Shinghal	1969–1970
11		V.P. Tyagi	1970–1970
12		C. Honniah	1970–1971
13		Chand Mal Lodha	1971–1980
14		K.D. Sharma	1980–1981
15		P.K. Banerjee	1981 –1982
16		D.P. Gupta	1982–1985
17		J. S. Verma	1985–1986
18		Krishna Chandra Agarwal	1986 –1994
19		G.C. Mittal	1994–1995
20		A.P. Ravani	1995–1996
21		Mukul Gopal Mukherjee	1996–1999
22		Shivaraj V Patil	1999–2000
23		A. R. Lakshmanan	2000–2002
24		Arun Kumar	2002–2002
25		Anil Dev Singh	2002–2004
26		S. N. Jha	2004–2005
27		J. M. Panchal	2006–2006
28		Rajesh Bhalla	2006–2008
29		Narayan Roy	2008–2008
30		Deepak Verma	2008–2009
31		Jagadish Bhalla	10 August 2009–31 October 2010
32		Arun Kumar Mishra	1 November 2010–2 January 2013
33		Amitava Roy	2 January 2013– 5 August 2014
34		S. K. Mittal	6 August 2014- 13 May 2016
35		Navin Sinha	14 May 2016- 16 February 2017
36		Pradeep Nandrajog	2 April 2017- 6 April 2019
37		Mohammad Rafiq	7 April 2019 - 4 May 2019
38		Shripathi Ravindra Bhat	5 May 2019 - 22 September 2019
(37)		Mohammad Rafiq	23 September 2019 - 5 Oct 2019
39		Indrajit Mahanty	6 October 2019 —11 October 2021
40		Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi	12 October 2021 —6 March 2022
41		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	07-03-22 to 21-06-2022
42		Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde	21-06-2022 to 01-08-22
43		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	01-08-22 to 14-10-2022
44		Pankaj Mithal	14-10-2022 to 05-02-2023
45		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	06-02-2023 to 29-05-2023
46		Augustine George Masih	30-05-2023 to 09-11-2023
47		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	09-11-2023 to 06-02-2024
48		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	06-02-2024 to —

Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur

Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur is a registered society of the Advocates practicing at Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court. The body elects its office bearers through direct election every year.

Statue of Manu

On 3 March 1989, the Rajasthan Judicial Officers Association sponsored by the Lions Club had installed a Manu idol in front of the lawn of the high court with the permission of the high court. Since its installation, the statue has been the subject of numerous protests, legal challenges, and even an order by judges calling for its removal. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

See also

• High courts of India
• List of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court
• List of judges of the Rajasthan High Court ^[8]

References

1. "President to open Rajasthan high court 's new building in Jodhpur on December 7". The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "Supreme Court of India - CJI & Sitting Judges" . Retrieved 4 July 2015.
3. "Supreme Court, High Court judges get nearly 200% salary hike". The Hindustan Times . 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
4. Mukherjee, Deep (28 October 2018). "A day in the life of a Manu statue in the Rajasthan High Court". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
5. Mandal, Dilip (10 June 2020). "Bristol brought down slave trader's statue. This is what India should do with Manu statue". ThePrint. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
6. "Demand for removal of Manu's statue from Rajasthan High Court revived". The Hindu. 27 December 2022. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 18 January 2025.
7. Shantha, Sukanya (19 October 2018). "The Trigger Behind the Defacing of the 'Disputed' Manu Statue at Rajasthan HC". The Wire. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
8. "Rajasthan High Court".

• Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
• Judge strength in High Courts increased

External links

• Rajasthan High Court official website
• List of Former Chief Justices of Rajasthan High Court
• List of Former Justices of Rajasthan High Court