Sikkim High Court

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Sikkim High Court
सिक्किम उच्च न्यायालय
Sikkim High Court
27°19′55″N88°36′53″E / 27.3319°N 88.6146°E / 27.3319; 88.6146
Established16 May 1975;49 years ago (1975-05-16)
Jurisdiction Sikkim
Location Gangtok
Coordinates 27°19′55″N88°36′53″E / 27.3319°N 88.6146°E / 27.3319; 88.6146
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 lengthMandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions3
Website hcs.gov.in/hcs/
Chief Justice
Currently Biswanath Somadder
Since12 October 2021

The Sikkim High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Sikkim. The history of the court can be traced back to 1955, when the High Court of Judicature (Jurisdiction and Powers) Proclamation, 1955 was issued to establish a High Court in Sikkim. [1] Upon merger, Sikkim became the 22nd State of India. Under Clause (i) of Article 371F, the High Court functioning immediately prior to the date of merger became the High Court for the State of Sikkim under the Constitution like any other High Court in the country. It was established in 1975.

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The seat of the court is at Gangtok, the administrative capital of the state. With a sanctioned court strength of three judges, the Sikkim High Court is the smallest High Court of India.

Chief Justices

#Chief JusticeParent high courtAssumed officeLeft officeTerm lengthAppointer
–Justice Rajinder Sachar (acting) Delhi High Court 16 May 19756 May 1976356 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1Justice Man Mohan Singh Gujral Punjab and Haryana High Court 7 May 197614 March 19836 years, 311 days
–Justice Anandamoy Bhattacharjee (acting)Sikkim High Court15 March 198316 December 1983276 days Zail Singh
2Justice Mohan Lall Shrimal Rajasthan High Court 17 December 19833 January 19851 year, 17 days
–Justice Anandamoy Bhattacharjee (acting)Sikkim High Court4 January 198520 January 19861 year, 16 days
3Justice Jugal Kishore Mohanty Orissa High Court 21 January 19864 January 19892 years, 349 days
–Justice Repusudan Dayal (acting)Sikkim High Court5 January 198919 January 19901 year, 14 days R. Venkataraman
4Justice Braja Nath Mishra Orissa High Court 20 January 19908 November 19922 years, 293 days
–Justice Repusudan Dayal (acting)Sikkim High Court9 November 199219 January 199371 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
5Justice Surendra Nath Bhargava Rajasthan High Court 20 January 199310 February 19963 years, 21 days
6Justice Krishna Murari Agarwal Madhya Pradesh High Court 15 February 199626 October 1996254 days
–Justice Malay Sengupta (acting) Calcutta High Court 27 October 199626 August 1997303 days
7Justice Kanniappa Arumuga Thanikkachallam Madras High Court 27 August 199726 September 199730 days K. R. Narayanan
–Justice Anup Deb (acting)Sikkim High Court27 September 19972 February 19991 year, 128 days
8Justice Repusudan Dayal Sikkim High Court3 February 199917 May 20034 years, 103 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 18 May 20038 July 200351 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
9Justice Radha Krishna Patra Orissa High Court 9 July 200323 November 20041 year, 137 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 24 November 200429 September 2005309 days
10Justice Binod Kumar Roy Patna High Court 30 September 200526 December 20061 year, 87 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh (acting) Gauhati High Court 27 December 200626 January 200730 days
11Justice Ajoy Nath Ray Calcutta High Court 27 January 200730 October 20081 year, 277 days
–Justice Ananda Prakash Subba (acting)Sikkim High Court31 October 20086 March 2009126 days Pratibha Patil
12Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia Gauhati High Court 7 March 20097 April 20101 year, 31 days
13Justice Barin Ghosh Calcutta High Court 13 April 20106 August 2010115 days
14Justice Paul Daniel Dinakaran Premkumar Madras High Court 9 August 201029 July 2011354 days
–Justice Sonam Phintso Wangdi (acting)Sikkim High Court30 July 201111 December 2011134 days
15Justice Permod Kohli Jammu and Kashmir High Court 12 December 201128 February 20131 year, 78 days
–Justice Sonam Phintso Wangdi (acting)Sikkim High Court1 March 201327 March 201326 days Pranab Mukherjee
16Justice Pius C. Kuriakose Kerala High Court 28 March 20131 October 2013187 days
–Justice Narendra Kumar Jain (acting) Rajasthan High Court 2 October 20136 January 201496 days
17Justice Narendra Kumar Jain7 January 20147 October 2014273 days
–Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha (acting) Chhattisgarh High Court 8 October 201429 March 2015172 days
18Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha 30 March 20156 July 20161 year, 98 days
–Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri (acting) Madhya Pradesh High Court 7 July 201621 September 20162 years, 76 days
19Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri 22 September 201630 June 20181 year, 281 days
–Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai (acting)Sikkim High Court1 July 201829 October 2018120 days Ram Nath Kovind
20Justice Vijay Kumar Bist Uttarakhand High Court 30 October 201816 September 2019321 days
–Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai (acting)Sikkim High Court17 September 201914 October 201927 days
21Justice Arup Kumar Goswami Gauhati High Court 15 October 20195 January 20211 year, 82 days
22Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari Madhya Pradesh High Court 6 January 202131 August 2021237 days
–Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai (acting)Sikkim High Court1 September 202111 October 202140 days
23Justice Biswanath Somadder Calcutta High Court 12 October 2021Incumbent3 years, 162 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Proclamation of His Highness Sir Tashi Namgyal, Maharaja of Sikkim, dated the 17th April 1955, regarding the Sikkim High Court". Sikkim Darbar Gazette, British Library, EAP 880/1/6/47. Gangtok: Sikkim Government Press. 1955. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

References

  1. Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
  2. Judge strength in High Courts increased
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