Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court राजस्थान उच्च न्यायालय
Rajasthan High Court Building
Interactive map of Rajasthan High Court राजस्थान उच्च न्यायालय
26°17′32″N73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Established	29 August 1949;76 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	hcraj.nic.in/%20http://hcraj.nic.in/
Chief Justice
Currently	Sanjeev Prakash Sharma (Acting CJ)
Since	27 September 2025

The High Court of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur 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 42.

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

There were five High Courts operated^{[ when? ]} across different regions—at Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, and in the former Rajasthan and Matsya Union. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 brought these institutions together, establishing a single High Court to serve the entire state under a unified judicial system.. 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 Section 51(2) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 which was dissolved in 1958.

The high court 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 K.S. Rajendran since 21 July 2025 to 27 September 2025
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;78 years ago (21 June 1947)
First holder	Justice Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1947)
Salary	₹250,000 (US$3,000) (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		Narayan Roy	2008–2008
29		Deepak Verma	2008–2009
30		Jagadish Bhalla	10 August 2009–31 October 2010
31		Arun Kumar Mishra	1 November 2010–2 January 2013
32		Amitava Roy	2 January 2013– 5 August 2014
33		Sunil Ambwani	24 March 2015 - 21 August 2015
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		Shripathi Ravindra Bhat	5 May 2019 - 22 September 2019
38		Indrajit Mahanty	6 October 2019 —11 October 2021
39		Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi	12 October 2021 —6 March 2022
40		Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde	21-06-2022 to 01-08-22
41		Pankaj Mithal	14-10-2022 to 05-02-2023
42		Augustine George Masih	30-05-2023 to 09-11-2023
43		Manindra Mohan Shrivastava	06-02-2024 to 20-07-2025
44		Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram	21-07-2025 to - 27-09-2025

Judges

See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India § Rajasthan High Court

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

Currently serving

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment as Judge	Date of elevation to Supreme Court	Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office
						As HC Judge	As Supreme Court Judge	Total tenure (including both SC and HC)
1	Sandeep Mehta		30 May 2011	9 November 2023	10 January 2028	12 years, 162 days	4 years, 63 days	16 years, 225 days	41st CJ of Gauhati HC
2	Vijay Bishnoi		8 January 2013	30 May 2025	23 March 2029	12 years, 141 days	3 years, 300 days	16 years, 74 days	42nd CJ of Gauhati HC

Former Judges

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment as Judge	Date of elevation to Supreme Court	Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office	Remarks
						As HC Judge	As Supreme Court Judge	Total tenure (including both SC and HC)
1	Prakash Narayan Shinghal		21 June 1961	6 November 1975	14 October 1980	14 years, 138 days	4 years, 344 days	19 years, 116 days	9th CJ of Rajasthan HC
2	Narendra Mohan Kasliwal		15 June 1978	6 October 1989	3 April 1993	11 years, 113 days	3 years, 180 days	14 years, 293 days	16th CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
3	Suresh Chandra Agrawal		15 June 1978	11 January 1990	4 September 1998	11 years, 210 days	8 years, 237 days	20 years, 82 days	Judge of Rajasthan HC
4	Ashok Kumar Mathur		13 July 1985	7 June 2004	7 August 2008	18 years, 330 days	4 years, 62 days	23 years, 26 days	31st CJ of Calcutta HC
5	Ganpat Singh Singhvi		20 July 1990	12 November 2007	12 December 2013	17 years, 115 days	6 years, 31 days	23 years, 146 days	CJ of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh HC
6	Rajendra Mal Lodha		31 January 1994	17 December 2008	27 September 2014	14 years, 321 days	5 years, 285 days	20 years, 240 days	33rd CJ of Patna HC	41st Chief Justice of India
7	Ajay Rastogi		2 September 2004	2 November 2018	17 June 2023	14 years, 61 days	4 years, 228 days	18 years, 289 days	3rd CJ of Tripura HC
8	Dinesh Maheshwari		2 September 2004	18 January 2019	14 May 2023	14 years, 138 days	4 years, 117 days	18 years, 255 days	29th CJ of Karnataka HC

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