Chhattisgarh High Court
{{Short description|Subnational high court in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox high court
|court_name = Chhattisgarh High Court
|native_name= छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय
|image = छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय बिलासपुर.JPG
|imagesize =
|caption =
|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|2000|01|11}}
|jurisdiction = Chhattisgarh
|location = Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
|coordinates={{Coord|22.0182|N|82.0969|E|display=inline,title}}
|type = Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
|authority = Constitution of India
|terms = mandatory retirement by age of 62
|positions = 22
(Permanent-17; Additional-5)
|website = {{URL|http://highcourt.cg.gov.in}}
|chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice
|chiefjudgename = Ramesh Sinha
|termstart = 29 March 2023
}}
File:Bilaspur High Court New 27 Feb 2010.jpg
The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in India located at Village Bodri, Bilaspur with jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. It was established on 1 November 2000 with the creation of New state of Chhattisgarh upon the reorganisation of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The High Court of Bilaspur is the 19th High Court of India.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/28/stories/01280002.htm |title=The Hindu : Chhattisgarh HC at Bilaspur |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105071100/http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/28/stories/01280002.htm |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Inaugural Speech|url=http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/is.html#speech|publisher=Chhattisgarh High Court|accessdate=13 October 2014}}
Justice R. S. Garg was the first acting Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Judges
The Chhattisgarh High Court sits at Bilaspur in the state of Chhattisgarh, and may have a maximum of 22 judges, of which 17 may be permanent and 5 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 14 judges.{{Cite web|title=Chhattisgarh Highcourt – Sitting Judges|url=http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/sitting.html|access-date=2019-02-04|website=highcourt.cg.gov.in}}
= Permanent judges =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!# !Judge !Date of joining !Date of retirement |
| 1
|Ramesh Sinha (CJ) |{{dts|2011|11|21|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2026|9|4|format=dmy}} |
|---|
| 2
|{{dts|2013|9|16|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2024|11|9|format=dmy}} |
| 3
|Sanjay Kumar Agrawal |{{dts|2013|9|16|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2027|7|14|format=dmy}} |
| 4
|Sanjay Agrawal |{{dts|2016|9|29|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2026|8|20|format=dmy}} |
| 5
|Parth Prateem Sahu |{{dts|2018|6|18|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2033|4|18|format=dmy}} |
| 6
|Rajani Dubey |{{dts|2018|6|18|format=dmy}} |{{dts|2026|6|29|format=dmy}} |
| |Vacant
| | |
= Additional judges =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!# !Judge !Date of joining |
| 1
|Narendra Kumar Vyas |{{dts|2021|3|22|format=dmy}} |
|---|
| 2
|Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi |{{dts|2021|3|22|format=dmy}} |
| 3
|Deepak Kumar Tiwari |{{dts|2021|10|8|format=dmy}} |
| 4
|Sachin Singh Rajput |{{dts|2022|5|16|format=dmy}} |
| 5
|Rakesh Mohan Pandey |{{dts|2022|8|2|format=dmy}} |
| 6
|Radhakishan Agrawal |{{dts|2022|8|2|format=dmy}} |
List of chief justices
=High Court=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!# !Portrait !Chief Justice !Term |
| 1
| |Gilbert Stone |9 January 1936– |
|---|
| 2
| |Frederick Louis Grille | |
| 3
| |1951–1954 |
| 4
| |1954–31 October 1956 |
=High Court=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| rowspan="2" |#
! ! rowspan="2" | Chief Justice ! colspan="2" | Tenure |
|---|
| Portrait
!Start !Finish |
| 4
| |M. Hidayatullah|| 1 November 1956 |12 December 1958 |
| 5
| |Ganesh Prasad Bhutt|| 13 December 1958 |22 September 1959 |
| 6
| |P. V. Dixit|| 22 September 1959 |18 March 1969 |
| 7
| |Bishambhar Dayal|| 19 March 1969 |13 March 1972 |
| 8
| |P. K. Tare|| 14 September 1972 |10 October 1975 |
| 9
| |11 October 1975 |28 February 1978 |
| 10
| |A. P. Sen|| 28 February 1978 |14 July 1978 |
| 11
| |G. P. Singh|| 27 July 1978 |3 January 1984 |
| 12
| |Goverdhanlal Jamnalal Oza|| 1 December 1984 |27 October 1985 |
| 13
| |J. S. Verma||14 June 1986 |27 August 1986 |
| 14
| |Narayan Dutt Ojha|| 8 October 1986 |18 January 1988 |
| 15
| |G. G. Sohani|| 21 October 1989 |23 October 1989 |
| 16
| |Sushil Kumar Jha|| 27 October 1989 |15 December 1993 |
| 17
| |Ullal Lakshminarayan Bhat|| 15 December 1993 |10 October 1995 |
| 18
| |A. K. Mathur|| 3 February 1996 |21 December 1999 |
| 19
| |Bhawani Singh|| 24 February 2000 |5 December 2000 |
| 20
| |1 November 2000 |4 December 2000 |
| 21
| |5 December 2000 |15 January 2002 |
| 22
| |6 February 2002 |10 May 2004 |
| 23
| |Ayyampalayam Somasundaram Venkatachala Moorthy |28 May 2004 |7 January 2005 |
| 24
| |14 March 2005 |1 October 2005 |
| 25
| |17 November 2005 |31 December 2006 |
| 26
| |12 February 2007 |17 May 2007 |
| 27
| |2 February 2008 |9 October 2012 |
| 28
| |22 October 2012 |8 October 2014 |
| rowspan="2" |29
| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |Navin Sinha |9 October 2014 |8 April 2015 |
| 9 April 2015
|13 May 2016 |
| 30
| |16 May 2016 |16 February 2017 |
| 31
| |18 March 2017 |6 July 2018 |
| 32
| |7 July 2018 |22 March 2019 |
| 33
| |23 March 2019 |6 May 2019 |
| 34
| |6 May 2019 |31 May 2021 |
| 35
| |1 June 2021 |12 October 2021 |
| 36
| |12 October 2021 |10 March 2023 |
| 37
| |10 March 2023 |28 March 2023 |
| 38
| |28 March 2023 |— |
Judges
The court has a Sanctioned strength of 22 (Permanent:17, Additional:5) judges.
Judges transferred from the Chhattisgarh High Court-
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. no. !Name of the judge, justice !Recruitment !Date of appointment !Date of retirement !Remark |
| 1
|BAR |31 March 2009 |21 November 2023 |
|---|
| 2
|BAR |10 December 2009 |28 August 2026 |
Sitting Judges of Chhattisgarh High Court-{{see also|List of sitting judges of High Courts of India#Chhattisgarh High Court}}
Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association
Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association is the representative body of advocates practicing in Bilaspur High Court elected by way of direct voting from about 2,400 members of the Bar Association and its officials have a term of two years.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts]
- [http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/roct2003/30102003/r301020036.html Judge strength in High Courts increased]
- [http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/ Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623030419/http://www.cghcba.com/ Official Website]
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