The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, establishing the high court with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then-province of Assam. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
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 H. J. 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 Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, the High Court of Assam and Nagaland was abolished with effect from 21 January 1972 by section 28(1)(a) of the Act. The Courts of Judicial Commissioners for Manipur and Tripura, which were functioning as high courts, were also abolished by section 30(1) of the Act. In place of these three entities, a common high court for five states, named Gauhati High Court, was established by section 28(1)(b) of the Act. This High Court was given jurisdiction over the then union territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram by section 32 of the Act.
After Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura got a high court, the Gauhati High Court ceased its jurisdiction in these three states.
Principal seat and benchesedit
[1] The principal seat of the Gauhati High Court is at Guwahati in Assam. The court has 3 outlying benches. These are:
The Kohima bench for Nagaland state (established on 1 December 1972)
The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state (established on 5 July 1990)
The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state (established on 12 August 2000)
Former benches, now full-fledged high courts:
The Imphal bench (established on 21 January 1972) (Converted to a high court in March 2013)
The Agartala bench (established on 24 January 1972) (Converted to a high court in March 2013)
The Shillong bench (established on 4 September 1974) (Converted to a high court in March 2013)
The Kohima bench for Nagaland stateedit
The Kohima bench is located on the eastern slope of the Ministers' Hill in the capital city of Nagaland, Kohima. The building where the Kohima bench is was earlier a hostel, which was renovated for the Kohima bench. The inauguration of the bench was on 1 December 1972, by the Honorable Mr. Justice M.C. Pathak.[citation needed]
The permanent judge for the state of Nagaland is Lanusungkum Jamir.[2] Elevated as Additional Judge on 22 May 2013.
The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh stateedit
The permanent bench at Itanagar was inaugurated on 12 August 2000 by A.S. Anand at Naharlagun, which is located about 13 km. from the capital town, Itanagar. The permanent judge is Pranoy Kumar Musahary.
The Aizawl bench for Mizoram stateedit
The Aizawl permanent bench is situated at the capital city of Mizoram, Aizawl. On 5 July 1990, the Aizawl permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court was established and inaugurated by the then-chief justice of India, S.B. Mukherjee.[citation needed] The permanent judge is M. R. Pathak.[3] Elevated as additional judge on 22 May 2013 is Michael Zothankhuma.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gauhati High Court news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed establishing the high court with effect from 5 April 1948 for the then province of Assam It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North Eastern Areas Reorganisation Act 1971 Gauhati High CourtGuwahati High Court Building26 11 29 N 91 45 05 E 26 1913 N 91 7514 E 26 1913 91 7514Established5 April 1948 75 years ago 1948 04 05 JurisdictionAssam Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland and MizoramLocationPrincipal Seat Guwahati Assam Circuit Benches Kohima Aizawl amp ItanagarCoordinates26 11 29 N 91 45 05 E 26 1913 N 91 7514 E 26 1913 91 7514Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state Authorized byConstitution of IndiaAppeals toSupreme Court of IndiaJudge term lengthmandatory retirement by age of 62Number of positions30 Permanent 22 Additional 8 Websitewww ghconline gov inChief JusticeCurrentlyLanusungkum Jamir acting Since9 November 2023It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states with its area covering the states of Assam Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland and Mizoram Contents 1 History 2 Principal seat and benches 2 1 The Kohima bench for Nagaland state 2 2 The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state 2 3 The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state 3 Former chief justices 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAfter 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 H J 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 Areas Reorganisation Act 1971 the High Court of Assam and Nagaland was abolished with effect from 21 January 1972 by section 28 1 a of the Act The Courts of Judicial Commissioners for Manipur and Tripura which were functioning as high courts were also abolished by section 30 1 of the Act In place of these three entities a common high court for five states named Gauhati High Court was established by section 28 1 b of the Act This High Court was given jurisdiction over the then union territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram by section 32 of the Act After Meghalaya Manipur and Tripura got a high court the Gauhati High Court ceased its jurisdiction in these three states Principal seat and benches edit 1 The principal seat of the Gauhati High Court is at Guwahati in Assam The court has 3 outlying benches These are The Kohima bench for Nagaland state established on 1 December 1972 The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state established on 5 July 1990 The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state established on 12 August 2000 Former benches now full fledged high courts The Imphal bench established on 21 January 1972 Converted to a high court in March 2013 The Agartala bench established on 24 January 1972 Converted to a high court in March 2013 The Shillong bench established on 4 September 1974 Converted to a high court in March 2013 The Kohima bench for Nagaland state edit The Kohima bench is located on the eastern slope of the Ministers Hill in the capital city of Nagaland Kohima The building where the Kohima bench is was earlier a hostel which was renovated for the Kohima bench The inauguration of the bench was on 1 December 1972 by the Honorable Mr Justice M C Pathak citation needed The permanent judge for the state of Nagaland is Lanusungkum Jamir 2 Elevated as Additional Judge on 22 May 2013 The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state edit The permanent bench at Itanagar was inaugurated on 12 August 2000 by A S Anand at Naharlagun which is located about 13 km from the capital town Itanagar The permanent judge is Pranoy Kumar Musahary The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state edit The Aizawl permanent bench is situated at the capital city of Mizoram Aizawl On 5 July 1990 the Aizawl permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court was established and inaugurated by the then chief justice of India S B Mukherjee citation needed The permanent judge is M R Pathak 3 Elevated as additional judge on 22 May 2013 is Michael Zothankhuma 3 Former chief justices edit Chief justice TenureStart End1 Leonard Stone judge 1947 19472 Ronald Francis Lodge 1947 19483 T V Thadani 1948 19494 Sarjoo Prasad 1949 19505 Chandreswar Prasad Sinha 1950 19526 Holiram Deka 1952 19527 G Mehrotra 1952 1953 6 Holiram Deka 1954 1957 7 G Mehrotra 1957 1958 6 Holiram Deka 1958 1960 8 G Mehrotra 1960 19659 C S Row Nayudu 1965 1970 7 G Mehrotra 1970 197310 S K Dutta 1973 1973 9 C S Row Nayudu 1973 1974 10 S K Dutta 1974 197511 M C Pathak 1975 197612 M S Swamy 1976 1977 11 M C Pathak 1977 1978 12 M S Swamy 1978 197813 C M Lodha 6 July 1978 10 March 197914 Debi Singh Tewatia 10 March 1979 30 September 198515 P C Reddy 30 September 1985 2 November 198616 K M Lahiri 1986 198617 T S Misra 1986 198818 G M Lodha 1 March 1988 15 March 198819 A S Raghuvir 6 May 1988 21 March 199120 R K Manisana Singh 27 January 1994 1 February 199421 V K Khanna 1 February 1994 14 February 199722 M Ramakrishna 18 June 1997 12 February 199923 Brijesh Kumar 12 February 1999 19 October 200024 N C Jain 20 October 2000 5 April 200125 R S Mongia 5 April 2001 10 June 200226 P P Naolekar 10 June 2002 27 August 200427 Binod Kumar Roy 27 August 2004 5 December 200528 B S Reddy 5 December 2005 12 January 200729 Jasti Chelameswar 12 January 2007 17 March 201030 Ramesh Surajmal Garg 17 April 2010 18 June 201031 Madan Lokur 18 June 2010 20 December 201132 Adarsh Kumar Goel 20 December 2011 11 October 201333 Abhay Manohar Sapre 11 October 2013 13 August 201434 Ajit Singh 2014 2015 32 Adarsh Kumar Goel 2015 2015 34 Ajit Singh 2015 2016 33 Abhay Manohar Sapre 2016 2016 34 Ajit Singh 5 March 2016 5 September 2018 33 Abhay Manohar Sapre 5 September 2018 29 October 201835 A S Bopanna 29 October 2018 24 May 201936 Ajai Lamba 24 May 2019 20 September 202037 N Kotiswar Singh 21 September 2020 9 January 202138 Sudhanshu Dhulia 10 January 2021 8 May 2022 37 N Kotiswar Singh 9 May 2022 22 June 202239 Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya 23 June 2022 11 January 2023 37 N Kotiswar Singh 12 January 2023 14 February 202340 Sandeep Mehta 15 February 2023 8 November 2023See also edit nbsp India portalHigh Courts of IndiaReferences edit The Gauhati High Court High Court of Assam Nagaland Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Ghconline gov in Retrieved 3 April 2022 Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench Archived from the original on 28 March 2016 Retrieved 3 April 2016 a b Gauhati High Court Aizawl Bench Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts Judge strength in High Courts increasedExternal links editGauhati High Court legal directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gauhati High Court amp oldid 1189790225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
