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 34.
| Rajasthan High Court | |
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 Rajasthan High Court Building | |
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| 26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E | |
| Established | 29 August 1949 |
| Jurisdiction | Rajasthan |
| Location | Principal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan Circuit Bench: Jaipur |
| Coordinates | 26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E |
| 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 |
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]
List of chief justices
edit| # | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamala Kant Verma | 29 August 1949 | 24 January 1950 |
| 2 | Kailas Nath Wanchoo | 2 January 1951 | 10 August 1958 |
| 3 | Sarju Prasad | 28 February 1959 | 10 October 1961 |
| 4 | J.S. Ranawat | 11 October 1961 | 31 May 1963 |
| 5 | D.S. Dave | 1 June 1963 | 17 December 1968 |
| 6 | Daulat Mal Bhandari | 18 December 1968 | 15 December 1969 |
| 7 | J. Narayan | 16 December 1969 | 13 February 1973 |
| 8 | Bhagwati Prasad Beri | 14 February 1973 | 16 February 1975 |
| 9 | P.N. Singhal | 17 February 1975 | 5 November 1975 |
| 10 | V.P. Tyagi | 6 November 1975 | 27 December 1977 |
| 11 | C. Honniah | 27 April 1978 | 22 September 1978 |
| 12 | Chand Mal Lodha | 12 March 1979 | 9 July 1980 |
| 13 | K.D. Sharma | 7 January 1981 | 22 October 1983 |
| 14 | P.K. Banerjee | 23 October 1983 | 30 September 1985 |
| 15 | D.P. Gupta | 12 April 1986 | 31 July 1986 |
| 16 | J. S. Verma | 1 September 1986 | 22 May 1989 |
| 17 | Krishna Chandra Agarwal | 15 April 1990 | 7 April 1994 |
| 18 | G.C. Mittal | 12 April 1994 | 3 March 1995 |
| 19 | A P Ravani | 4 April 1995 | 10 September 1996 |
| 20 | Mukul Gopal Mukherjee | 19 September 1996 | 24 December 1997 |
| 21 | Shivaraj V Patil | 22 January 1999 | 14 March 2000 |
| 22 | A. R. Lakshmanan | 29 May 2000 | 25 November 2001 |
| 23 | Arun Kumar | 2 December 2001 | 2 October 2002 |
| 24 | Anil Dev Singh | 24 December 2002 | 22 October 2004 |
| 25 | S. N. Jha | 12 October 2005 | 15 June 2007 |
| 26 | J. M. Panchal | 16 September 2007 | 11 November 2007 |
| 27 | Narayan Roy | 5 January 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
| 28 | Deepak Verma | 6 March 2009 | 10 May 2009 |
| 29 | Jagadish Bhalla | 10 August 2009 | 31 October 2010 |
| 30 | Arun Kumar Mishra | 26 November 2010 | 13 December 2012 |
| 31 | Amitava Roy | 2 January 2013 | 5 August 2014 |
| 32 | Sunil Ambwani | 24 March 2015 | 21 August 2015 |
| 33 | S. K. Mittal | 5 March 2016 | 14 April 2016 |
| 34 | Navin Sinha | 14 May 2016 | 16 February 2017 |
| 35 | Pradeep Nandrajog | 2 April 2017 | 6 April 2019 |
| 36 | Shripathi Ravindra Bhat | 5 May 2019 | 22 September 2019 |
| 37 | Indrajit Mahanty | 6 October 2019 | 11 October 2021 |
| 38 | Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi | 12 October 2021 | 6 March 2022 |
| 39 | Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde | 21 June 2022 | 1 August 2022 |
| 40 | Pankaj Mithal | 14 October 2022 | 5 February 2023 |
| 41 | Augustine George Masih | 30 May 2023 | 8 November 2023 |
| 42 | Manindra Mohan Shrivastav | 6 Feb 2024 |
Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur
editRajasthan 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
editOn 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rajasthan High Court".