Uttarakhand High Court | |
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Established | 9 November 2000 |
Jurisdiction | Uttarakhand |
Location | Nainital, Uttarakhand |
Coordinates | 29°23′45″N 79°26′52″E / 29.3958°N 79.4477°ECoordinates: 29°23′45″N 79°26′52″E / 29.3958°N 79.4477°E |
Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand |
Authorized by | Constitution of India |
Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
Number of positions | 11 (9 Permanent Judges + 2 Additional Judges) |
Website | Uttarakhand High Court |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Vipin Sanghi |
Since | 28 June 2022 |
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State of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड राज्य |
The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The building of Uttarakhand High Court was constructed by Santoni MacDonald in 1900.
The Uttarakhand State was carved out from the State of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. At the time of the creation of the State, the High Court of Uttarakhand was also established on the same day at Nainital.[1]
The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003. Justice Ashok Desai was the inaugural holder of the office. Former Chief Justices of Uttarakhand Sarosh Homi Kapadia and Jagdish Singh Khehar later went on to become Chief Justice of India. Vipin Sanghi is the current Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 28 June 2022.[2]
There are currently six sitting judges including the Chief Justice, with five posts of judges lying vacant.[3] Following is the list of the current serving judges of the Uttarakhand High Court, ordered by seniority.
No. | Name | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Type of Vacancy | Parent High Court | |
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Permanent Judges | ||||||
1 | Vipin Sanghi (Chief Justice) |
29 May 2006 | 26 October 2023 | Bench | Delhi | |
2 | Sanjaya Kumar Mishra | 7 October 2009 | 28 December 2023 | Orissa | ||
3 | Manoj Kumar Tiwari | 19 May 2017 | 18 September 2027 | Bar | Uttarakhand | |
4 | Sharad Kumar Sharma | 31 December 2023 | ||||
5 | Ravindra Maithani | 3 December 2018 | 24 June 2027 | Bench | ||
6 | Alok Kumar Verma | 27 May 2019 | 15 August 2026 | |||
7 | Vacant | |||||
8 | Vacant | |||||
9 | Vacant | |||||
Additional Judges | ||||||
1 | Vacant | |||||
2 | Vacant |
Vivek Bharti Sharma is the current Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court. He Assumed office on 4 April 2022.
See also: Pollution of the Ganges |
In March 2017, Uttarakhand High Court mandated that the rivers Ganges and Yamuna as well as all water bodies are "living entities" i.e. "legal person" and appointed 3 persons as trustees to protect the rights of rivers against the pollution caused by the humans.[4]
Main article: Rohit Sagar v. State of Uttarakhand |
Rohit Sagar v. State of Uttarakhand (2021) is case where Uttarakhand High Court held that the legal adult have the fundamental right to choose their own partners and directed the Uttarakhand Police to provide necessary protection for the individuals and their property.[5][6]