Rajasthan High Court

{{Short description|High Court for the State of Rajasthan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox high court

|court_name = Rajasthan High Court
राजस्थान उच्च न्यायालय

|image = New Rajasthan High Court Building.jpg

|imagesize = 350px

|caption = Rajasthan High Court Building

|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1949|08|29}}

|jurisdiction = Rajasthan

|location = Principal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Circuit Bench: Jaipur

|coordinates={{coord|26.292246|N|73.035172|E|display=inline,title}}

|type = Presidential appointment with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.

|authority = Constitution of India

|appealsto = Supreme Court of India

|terms = Mandatory retirement by age of 62

|positions = 50
(Permanent: 38; Addl: 12)

|website = [http://hcraj.nic.in/ http://hcraj.nic.in/]

|chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice

|chiefjudgename = Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

|termstart = 6 February 2024

|termend =

}}

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|date=October 2024|reason=This is unclear}} the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and the actual strength is 34.File:JODHPUR 1960.jpg

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.{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2019|title=President to open Rajasthan high court 's new building in Jodhpur on December 7|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/president-to-open-hcs-new-building-in-jodhpur-on-dec-7/articleshow/72391906.cms |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}

This is the list of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court from its establishment in 1947.{{Infobox official post

| post = Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court

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| incumbent = Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

| incumbentsince = 22 September 2021

| department = Bombay High Court

| seat = Jodhpur

| nominator = Collegium of the Supreme Court

| appointer = President of India

| termlength = till the age of 62 yrs{{cite web|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/judges.htm|title=Supreme Court of India - CJI & Sitting Judges|access-date=4 July 2015}}

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of India (under Article 124)

| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|21 June 1947}}

| first = Justice Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1947)

| abbreviation = CJ Rajasthan

| salary = {{INRConvert|250000}} (per month){{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-high-court-judges-get-nearly-200-salary-hike/story-sRMnVUhOLqAgXJaVOf0VcN.html|title=Supreme Court, High Court judges get nearly 200% salary hike|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018}}

| website = http://www.hcraj.nic.in/

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