Meghalaya_High_Court

Meghalaya High Court

Meghalaya High Court

High Court for Indian State of Meghalaya

The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya.[1] It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. This court has four permanent judges, including the Hon'ble Chief Justice, and three Hon'ble Judges.

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The current Chief Justice is Justice S. Vaidyanathan who took charge on 11 February 2024.[2]

List of chief justices

There have been eleven chief justices of the Meghalaya High Court, out of whom two were elevated as judges of the Supreme Court of India, Prafulla Chandra Pant and Dinesh Maheshwari

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References

  1. [1]
    "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". Times of India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Chief Justice and Judges profile". High Court of Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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