| The High Court of Judicautre at Patna | |
|---|---|
| Established | 22 March 1912 |
| Jurisdiction | Bihar |
| Location | Patna, Bihar |
| Composition method | Presidential assent on advice of the Chief Justice of India with consultation of Governor of Bihar |
| Authorized by | Constitution of India |
| Judge term length | 62 years of age |
| Website | Patna High Court |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Hon'ble Ms. Justice Rekha M. Doshit |
Patna High Court (Hindi: पटना उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 3 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act, 1915. The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state.
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Proclamation made by Governor-General of India on 22 March 1912. The foundation-stone of the High Court Building was laid on Monday, 1 December 1913 by His Excellency the late Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Sir Charles Hardinge of Penshurst.The Patna High Court building on its completion was formally opened by the same Viceroy on 3 February 1916. Hon'ble Sir Justice Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier was the first Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
The current Chief Justice of the Patna High Court is Hon'ble Ms. Justice Rekha Manharlal Doshit. Her Ladyship was the senior most judge at the Gujarat High Court until she assumed office as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
| Name of the Hon'ble Judge | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Source of Recruitment | Initial Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon'ble Miss The Chief Justice Rekha Manharlal Doshit | 21, June 2010 | 13, December 2014 | Bar | Judge, Gujarat High Court from 18.09.1995 |
| Hon’ble Mrs. Justice T. Meena Kumari | 27, October 2010 | 2, August 2013 | Bar | Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court from 23.02.1998 |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh | 29, December 1998 | 12, November 2013 | Bar | |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Verma | 08, April 2011 | 11, January 2013 | Bar | Judge, Uttarakhand High Court from 05.02.1999 |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha | 11, February 2004 | 18, August 2018 | Bar | |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. N. Sinha | 24, March 2004 | 14, November 2015 | Bar | |
| Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Naiyer Hussain | 24, March 2004 | 16, July 2013 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh | 06, March, 2006 | 05, November 2017 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Kumar Datta | 06, March 2006 | 31, December 2016 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shyam Kishore Sharma | 10, May 2006 | 06, July 2014 | Service | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shailesh Kumar Sinha | 09, October 2006 | 06, February 2014 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jayanandan Singh | 09, October 2006 | 29, September 2014 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sheema Ali Khan | 09, October 2006 | 01, September 2015 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Samarendra Pratap Singh | 09, October 2006 | 31, July 2017 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi | 09, October 2006 | 11, November 2019 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mihir Kumar Jha | 10, July 2007 | 30, November 2015 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore Kumar Mandal | 10, July 2007 | 21, January 2018 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan | 14, July 2008 | 19, December 2022 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mandhata Singh | 09, February 2009 | 19, November 2013 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anjana Prakash | 13, June 2009 | 16, July 2016 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran | 13, June 2009 | 18, August 2019 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar | 25, December 2009 | 31, December 2020 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Birendra Prasad Verma | 18 Feb, 2010 | 16, January 2017 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh | 18 Feb, 2010 | 2, October 2020 | Bar | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Akhilesh Chandra | 15 Mar, 2010 | 14, March 2015 | Service | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gopal Prasad | 15 Mar, 2010 | Service | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mungeshwar Sahoo | 15 Mar, 2010 | 31, October 2017 | Service | |
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava | 12 Aug, 2010 | Service | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijayendra Nath | 20 June, 2011 | Bar | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shivaji Pandey | 20 June, 2011 | Bar | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh | 20 June, 2011 | Bar | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikash Jain | 20 June, 2011 | Bar | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah | 20 June, 2011 | Bar | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aditya Kumar Trivedi | 20 June, 2011 | Service | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajendra Kumar Mishra | 20 June, 2011 | Service | ||
| Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amaresh Kumar Lal | 20 June, 2011 |
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List of the Former Chief Justices of Patna High Court [1]
| Name of Hon'ble the Chief Justice | From (dd.mm.yyyy) | TO (dd.mm.yyyy) |
|---|---|---|
| Hon'ble Shri Dipak Misra | 23.12.2009 | 24.06.2010 |
| Hon'ble Shri Prafulla Kumar Mishra | 19.08.2009 | |
| Hon'ble Shri R.M. Lodha | 13.05.2008 | 16.12.2008 |
| Hon’ble Shri Rajesh Balia | 05.01.2008 | 03.03.2008 |
| Hon’ble Dr. J.N. Bhatt | 18.07.2005 | 16.10.2007 |
| Hon’ble Shri Ravi S. Dhavan | 25.1.2000 | 22.7.2004 |
| Hon’ble Shri B.M. Lal | 9.7.1997 | 6.10.1999 |
| Hon’ble Shri D.P. Wadhwa | 29.9.1995 | 21.3.1997 |
| Hon’ble Shri G.P. Patnaik | 19.5.1995 | 11.9.1995 |
| Hon’ble Shri K. Venkataswamy | 19.9.1994 | 6.3.1995 |
| Hon’ble Shri K.S. Paripoornan | 24.1.1994 | 11.6.1994 |
| Hon’ble Shri Bimal Chandra Basak | 18.3.1991 | 21.10.1994 |
| Hon’ble Shri Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani | 24.10.1989 | 17.12.1990 Afternoon |
| Hon’ble Shri Shushil Kumar Jha | 19.10.1989 | 23.10.1989 |
| Hon’ble Shri Dipak Kumar Sen | 1.5.1988 | 1.5.1989 |
| Hon’ble Shri Bhagwati Prasad Jha | 2.1.1988 | 2.1.1988 Afternoon |
| Hon’ble Shri Surjit Singh Sandhawalia | 29.11.1983 | 27.7.1987 |
| Hon’ble Shri Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh | 19.7.1976 | 12.3.1982 Afternoon |
| Hon’ble Shri Shyam Nandan Prasad Singh | 3.10.1974 | 1.5.1976 |
| Hon’ble Shri Nand Lall Untwalia | 29.9.1972 | 3.10.1974 |
| Hon’ble Shri Ujjal Narayan Sinha | 5.9.1970 | 29.9.1972 |
| Hon’ble Shri Satish Chandra Mishra | 9.11.1968 | 5.9.1970 |
| Hon’ble Shri Ramaswamy Lakshmi Narasimhan | 4.1.1965 | 2.8.1968 Afternoon |
| Hon’ble Shri Vaidyanathier Ramaswami | 30.4.1956 | 4.1.1965 |
| Hon’ble Shri Sudhansu Kumar Das | 10.1.1955 | 30.4.1956 |
| Hon’ble Shri Syed Jafar Imam | 3.9.1953 | 10.1.1955 |
| Hon’ble Shri David Ezra Reuben | 1.6.1952 | 2.9.1953 |
| Hon’ble Pandit Lakshami Kant Jha | 8.4.1950 | 1.6.1952 |
| Hon’ble Sir Herbert Ribton Meredith | 25.1.1950 | 8.4.1950 |
| Hon’ble Sir Clifford Monmohan Agarwala | 9.1.1948 | 24.1.1950 |
| Hon’ble Sir Syed Fazl Ali | 19.1.1943 | 14.10.1946 |
| Hon’ble Sir Arther Trevor Harries | 10.10.1938 | 19.1.1943 |
| Hon’ble Sir Courtney Terrell | 31.3.1928 | 6.5.1938 |
| Hon’ble Sir Thomas Fredrick Dawson Miller | 31.10.1917 | 31.3.1928 |
| Hon’ble Sir Edward Maynerd Des Champs Chamier | 01.03.1916 | 30.10.1917 |