Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court
Established 1948
Jurisdiction India
Location Guwahati, Assam
Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by Constitution of India
Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of India
Judge term length Till 62 years of age
Number of positions 27
Website http://ghconline.gov.in/
Chief Justice
Currently A K Goel (Acting CJ)

The Gauhati High Court (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী উচ্চ আদালত) was established on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram.

Contents

Prinicipal seat and benches

The principal seat of the Gauhati High Court is at Guwahati in Assam. The court has 6 outlying benches. These are:

  1. The Kohima bench for Nagaland state (established on 1 December 1972)
  2. The Imphal bench for Manipur state (established on 24 January 1972)
  3. The Agartala bench for Tripura state of (established on 24 January 1972)
  4. The Shillong bench for Meghalaya state (established on 4 September 1974)
  5. The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state (established on 5 July 1990)
  6. the Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state (established on 12 August 2000)

The Chief Justice and the judges

Justice A K Goel is the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court following the transfer of Chief Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur to the Andhra Pradesh High Court

History

After Indian independence, the Assam Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution on 9 September 1947 that a High Court be established for the Province of Assam. In exercise of power conferred by the Government of India Act 1935, the Governor General of India on 1 March 1948 promulgated the Assam High Court Order, 1948, establishing the High Court of Assam. It was inaugurated on 5 April 1948 by Harilal Kania, the Chief Justice of India. Sir R.F. Lodge was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the Assam High Court on the same day. The Assam High Court initially had its sittings at Shillong but shifted to Guwahati on 14 August 1948.

Later, when Nagaland state was created on 1 December 1963, the Assam High Court was renamed as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland. On re-organization of the northeastern region of India by the North Eastern Area (Re-organization) Act, 1971, a common High Court was established for the five northeastern states: Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura and the two Union Territories: Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. It was again renamed as the Gauhati High Court.

Judges from the High Court currently serving in the Supreme Court of India

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