| Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | Himachal Pradesh |
| Location | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| 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 | 13 |
| Website | hphighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | M. S. Ramachandra Rao |
| Since | 30 May 2023 |
The Himachal Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Chief Justice
On 14 October 2021, Justice Mohammad Rafiq took oath as the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
List of Chief Justices
List
| # | Picture | Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Henry Meredyth Plowden | 1880 | 1895 | ||
| 2 | Sir Charles Arthur Roe | 1895 | 1898 | ||
| 3 | Sir William Ovens Clark | 1898 | 1909 | ||
| 4 | Sir Arthur Hay Stewart Reid | 1909 | 1914 | ||
| 5 | Sir Alfred Kensington | 1914 | 1915 | ||
| 6 | Sir Donald Campbell Johnstone | 1915 | 1917 | ||
| 7 | Sir Henry Adolphus Rattigan | 1917 | 1919 | ||
| 8 | Sir Shadi Lal | 1920 | 1934 | ||
| 9 | Sir John Douglas Young | 1934 | 1943 | ||
| 10 | Sir Arthur Trevor Harries | 1943 | 1946 | ||
| 11 | Sir Abdul Rashid | 1946 | 1947 | ||
| 12 | Justice Ram Lall | 15 August 1947 | 18 January 1949 | ||
| 13 | Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das | 19 January 1949 | 21 January 1950 | ||
| 14 | Justice Eric Weston | 21 January 1950 | 8 December 1952 | ||
| 15 | Justice Amar Nath Bandhari | 9 December 1952 | 18 November 1959 | ||
| 16 | Justice Gopal Das Ghosla | 19 November 1959 | 14 December 1961 | ||
| 17 | Justice Donald Falshaw | 15 December 1961 | 29 May 1966
(Res) | ||
| 18 | Justice Mehar Singh | 29 May 1966 | continued | ||
| 18 | Justice Mehar Singh | continued | 14 August 1970 | ||
| 19 | Justice Harbans Singh | 15 August 1970 | 25 January 1971 | ||
| 20 | Justice Daya Krishan Mahajan | 25 January 1971 | 25 January 1971 | ||
| 21 | M.H. Beg | 25 January 1971 | 9 December 1971 | ||
| 22 | R.S. Pathak | 18 March 1972 | 19 February 1978 | ||
| 23 | T.U. Mehta | 20 February 1978 | 11 December 1979 | ||
| 24 | V.D. Misra | 12 December 1979 | 30 September 1983 | ||
| 25 | Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai | 23 December 1983 | 13 November 1988 | ||
| 26 | Narendra Mohan Kasliwal | 29 March 1989 | 5 October 1989 | ||
| 27 | P.C.B. Menon | 6 November 1989 | 14 January 1991 | ||
| 28 | Leila Seth | 5 August 1991 | 20 October 1992 | ||
| 29 | Shashi Kant Seth | 22 June 1993 | 28 August 1993 | ||
| 30 | Viswanathan Ratnam | 29 January 1994 | 1 August 1994 | ||
| 31 | G.C. Gupta | 17 September 1994 | 1 March 1995 | ||
| 32 | Sailendu Nath Phukan | 1 March 1995 | 1 August 1996 | ||
| 33 | Madhavachari Srinivasan | 1 August 1996 | 24 September 1997 | ||
| 34 | Makani Narayana Rao | 6 November 1997 | 22 April 1998 | ||
| 35 | Doraiswamy Raju | 1 July 1998 | 28 January 2000 | ||
| 36 | C.K. Thakker | 5 May 2000 | 30 December 2001 | ||
| 37 | W.A. Shishak | 24 January 2002 | 1 January 2003 | ||
| 38 | Vinod Kumar Gupta | 8 March 2003 | 2 February 2008 | ||
| 39 | Jagadish Bhalla | 2 February 2008 | 7 August 2009 | ||
| 40 | Kurian Joseph | 8 February 2010 | 6 March 2013 | ||
| 41 | A.M. Khanwilkar | 5 April 2013 | 24 November 2013 | ||
| 42 | Mansoor Ahmad Mir | 18 June 2014 | 24 April 2017 | ||
| 43 | Surya Kant | 5 October 2018 | 23 May 2019 | ||
| 44 | V. Ramasubramanian | 22 June 2019 | 22 September 2019 | ||
| 45 | Lingappa Narayana Swamy | 6 October 2019 | 30 June 2021 | ||
| 46 | Mohammad Rafiq | 14 October 2021 | 24 May 2022 | ||
| 47 | Amjad Ahtesham Sayed | 23 June 2022 | 20 January 2023 | ||
| 48 | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 | 24 September 2024 | ||
| 49 | Rajiv Shakdher | 25 September 2024 | 18 October 2024 | ||
| 50 | Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia | 29 December 2024 | Incumbent |
References
- "Justice Sabina takes oath as Chief Justice of Himachal high court | Shimla News". The Times of India.
- "Governor administers oath to Justice Sanjay Karol as Judge of H P High Court". Shimla Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Surya Kant appointed as CJ of HP high court" (PDF).