Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. 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]

Uttarakhand High Court
Established9 November 2000
LocationNainital, Uttarakhand
Coordinates29.3958°N 79.4477°E / 29.3958; 79.4477
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand
Authorized byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthmandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions11
(9 Permanent Judges + 2 Additional Judges)
WebsiteUttarakhand High Court
Chief Justice
CurrentlyRavi Malimath (acting)
Since28 July 2020
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The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003. Justice Ashok Abhaiendra 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. Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath is the current Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 28 July 2020.[2]

List of sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court

There are currently nine sitting judges including the Acting Chief Justice, with two 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
Permanent Judges
1 Ravi Malimath
(Acting Chief Justice)		 18 February 2008
(28 July 2020 as ACJ)		 24 May 2024 Bar Karnataka
2 Sudhanshu Dhulia 1 November 2008 9 August 2022 Uttarakhand
3 Lok Pal Singh 9 May 2017 14 February 2021
4 Manoj Kumar Tiwari 18 September 2027
5 Sharad Kumar Sharma 31 December 2023
6 Narayan Singh Dhanik 3 December 2018 19 May 2022 Bench
7 Ramesh Chandra Khulbe 2 January 2023
8 Ravindra Maithani 24 June 2027
9
Vacant
Additional Judges
10 Alok Kumar Verma 27 May 2019 15 August 2026 Bench Uttarakhand
11
Vacant

Registrar General

Hira Singh Bonal is the current Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court. He Assumed office on 29 June 2019.

Notable cases

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]

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See also

References
  1. "Uttaranchal High Court Inaugurated". Zee News. 9 November 2000.
  2. "Justice Malimath to be acting CJ of U'khand HC". Times of India. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. Sitting judges of the Uttarakhand High Court
  4. Birds to holy rivers: A list of everything India considers “legal persons”, Quartz, September 2019.
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