Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice Vijay Kumar Bist | |
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Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court | |
In office 30 October 2018 –16 September 2019 | |
Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Judge of Uttarakhand High Court | |
In office 1 November 2008 –29 October 2018 | |
Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Personal details | |
Born | Lansdown,Uttarakhand,India | September 17,1957
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Vijay Kumar Bist (born:17 September 1957) is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court and former Judge of Uttarakhand High Court.
Bist was born in Lansdown,Pauri Garhwal district,in Uttarakhand. He passed from Intermediate College Kanskhet,Pauri Garhwal and completed LL.B. from Allahabad University. [1] He started practice under Mr. S.P. Gupta,Senior Advocate from 1984 in the various courts of Uttar Pradesh as well as Allahabad High Court. In his lawyer career,Bist was the Legal advisor and Standing Counsel of Allahabad University,North Eastern Railway,various Corporations,Housing Federation,Development Authority like government undertaking institutions. After the formation of the Uttarakhand,he shifted to Nainital and also served as panel advocate of Uttarakhand State Government in the Uttarakhand High Court. Bist was elevated as Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court on 1 November 2008. [2] [3] On 30 October 2018 Justice Bist was appointed the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. [4] [5] He retired on 16 September 2019.
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