| Uttarakhand High Court | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Uttarakhand |
| Location | Nainital |
| 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 | 9 |
| Website | http://highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in/ |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Barin Ghosh |
| Since | 2010 |
The Uttarakhand High Court (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. It was established on 9 November 2000 under the Uttar Pradesh Reorgansisation Act, 2000 after the state split from Uttar Pradesh.
The seat of the court is Nainital. The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003.
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Barin Ghosh is the curren bt Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 12 August 2010.[1]
| Chief Justice | Term |
|---|---|
| Ashok A. Desai (acting) | 9 November 2000–5 December 2000 |
| Ashok A. Desai | 6 December 2000–31 March 2003 |
| P.C. Verma (acting) | 1 April 2003–4 August 2003 |
| S. H. Kapadia | 5 August 2003–17 December 2003 |
| P. C. Verma (acting) | 18 December 2003–24 July 2004 |
| V. S. Sirpurkar | 25 July 2004–19 March 2005 |
| Cyriac Joseph | 20 March 2005–7 January 2006 |
| P. C. Verma (acting) | 8 January 2006–13 January 2006 |
| Rajeev Gupta | 14 January 2006–1 February 2008 |
| Vinod Kumar Gupta | 2 February 2008–9 September 2009 |
| Bipin Chandra Kandpal (acting) | 10 September 2009–28 November 2009 |
| Jagdish Singh Khehar | 29 September 2009–7 August 2010 |