The Chhattisgarh High Court (Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय) is one of the newest High Courts in India. It was established on 11 January, 2000 after the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 was passed. It has jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. High Court of Bilaspur is the 19th High Court of India[1]
Mr. Justice R. S. Garg was the first Acting CJ of the Chhattisgarh High Court.[1]
The court is having its seat at Bilaspur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of eighteen.
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Judges of High Court of Chhattisgarh
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajeev Gupta ( Chief Justice )
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Dhirendra Mishra
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnihotri
- Hon'ble Shri Justice T. P. Sharma
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Nawal Kishore Agarwal
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Pritinker Diwaker
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rangnath Chandrakar
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajeshwar Lal Jhanwar [2]
The Chief Justice
Justice Rajeev Gupta, the current Chief Justice was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on 10-10-1950. Took B.A and LL.B Degrees from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court from November 1973 and continued till 1994. Appointed as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in September 1994. Assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 27-04-2005 . Transferred to High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital and assumed charge on 14/01/2006 as Chief Justice. On 2 February, 2008 he took oath of secrecy as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur. He retirement is due on 10 October, 2012[3]
Former Chief Justices
| Chief Justice | Term |
|---|---|
| W.A.Shishak | 4 December, 2000–6 February, 2002 |
| K.H.N. Kuranga | 6 February, 2002–28 May, 2004 |
| Ayyampalayam Somasundaram Venkatachala Moorthy | 28 May, 2004–14 March, 2005 |
| Ananga Kumar Patnaik | 14 March, 2005–2 February, 2008 |
Hgh Court Bar Association 2009-11
H.C.B.A. is the representative body of advocates practicing at Bilaspur High Court , elected by way of direct voting from the members of Bar Association and is having term of two years. H C B A works for the general benefit of its registered members( membership around 1500 approx) and advises High court in matters related with advocates and works as bridge between Bar and Bench.
1. President - V G Tamaskar2. Vice President - C K Kesharwani3. Secretary - A W Khan4. Library Secretary -P Tiwari5. Jt. Secretary - R K Pandey6. Treasurer -R K Gupta 7. Executive Members - I. Rajnish Singh Baghel II. U K S Chandel III. H Ahluwalia IV. A Dubey V. A Gupta VI. G Khetrapal VII. Smt. K Jain
See also
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