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. The strength of judges as for this High Court is 4 permanent judges including the Hon'ble Chief Justice and 3 Hon'ble Judges.
The current Acting Chief Justice is Hon'ble Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew who took charge on 4 November 2021.[2]
List of Chief Justices
| # | Chief Justice | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| 1 | T. Meena Kumari | 23 March 2013 | 3 August 2013 |
| 2 | Prafulla Chandra Pant | 20 September 2013 | 12 August 2014 |
| 3 | Uma Nath Singh | 19 March 2015 | 14 January 2016 |
| 4 | Dinesh Maheshwari | 24 February 2016 | 12 February 2018 |
| 5 | Tarun Agarwala | 12 February 2018 | 2 March 2018 |
| 6 | Mohammad Yaqoob Mir | 21 May 2018 | 27 May 2019 |
| 7 | Ajay Kumar Mittal | 28 May 2019 | 2 November 2019 |
| 8 | Mohammad Rafiq | 13 November 2019 | 26 April 2020 |
| 9 | Biswanath Somadder | 27 April 2020 | 11 October 2021 |
| 10 | Ranjit Vasantrao More | 12 October 2021 | 3 November 2021 |
References
- ↑ New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts. Times of India(24 March 2013).
- ↑ Chief Justice and Judges profile. High Court of Meghalaya.