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Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court building
23°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.5244
Established	1 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-01)
Jurisdiction	Gujarat
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Coordinates	23°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.5244
Composition method	Presidential appointment with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised by	Constitution of India
Appeals to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 62 years
Number of positions	52 (Permanent 39; Additional 13)
Website	gujarathighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently	Sunita Agarwal
Since	23 July 2023

The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.

The seat of the court is Ahmedabad.

Establishment

This High Court was established on 1 May 1960 as a result of bifurcation of the former State of Bombay into two States of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The High Court started functioning near Akashwani, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The High Court had later shifted to the new building at Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from 16 January 1999.

Jurisdiction

The Gujarat High Court has jurisdiction over the entire state of Gujarat. It has jurisdiction on all district, administrative and other courts in Gujarat. This high court is a Court of record and empowered to punish anyone for contempt of court.

Powers

Unlike Union Judiciary, the state judiciary possesses wide powers which include powers such as Appellate, Second Appellate in some cases, Revisionary, Review etc. It also has power to issue various writs to courts and authorities under its jurisdiction. Intra-Court appeals, when permissible under Clause - 15 of Letters Patent, also lie within the same court from decision of a Single Judge to a Division Bench which comprises two Judges. It has power of superintendence on all courts under it under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The High Courts are also empowered to hear Public Interest Litigations.

The Chief Justice

The high court is headed by the Chief Justice on administrative side. They are appointed by President of India under warrant. However, the president is required to consult the Governor of Gujarat and the Chief Justice of India before making such appointment. The Governor of Gujarat administers the oath of office at the time of appointment. The present Chief Justice of the court is Justice Sunita Agarwal. Various benches are constituted depending upon the requirements of that High Court. These benches usually consist of division benches (two judges) and benches presided over by single judges. A roster is maintained by the High Court to assign the matters between various benches. Chief Justices in all the High Courts as also the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are masters of the roster.

Judges

All judges of the high court are appointed by the President of India after recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium. They hold constitutional post and there are ample safeguards provided in the constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary. Any judge can resign by writing to the President of India. Terms of appointment of judges cannot be altered to their disadvantage after their appointment.

Qualifications

The following are qualifications to be judge of Gujarat High Court or any other High Court in India.

• The individual must be citizen of India
• The individual must have held a judicial office in India for at least ten years; or
• Been advocate in any high court or two or more courts in succession for at least 10 years.

Live Streaming

The High Court of Gujarat was pioneer in the country to live stream its proceedings. After successful implementation of live proceedings of its benches, the High Court also began live streaming of proceedings of the Principal District Courts across the state from February, 2023.

The Bench

The present strength of Gujarat High court is 32 against sanctioned strength of 52 posts which includes 39 permanent posts and 13 additional posts.

Following is the list of the Hon'ble Judges who currently preside over various benches of this High Court in the order of seniority.

1. Hon'ble the Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sunita Agarwal
2. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Biren Vaishnav
3. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A Y Kogje
4. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A S Supehia
5. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Umesh A Trivedi
6. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bhargav D Karia
7. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sangeeta K Vishen
8. Hon'ble Mr. Justice C. Manavendranath Roy
9. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ilesh J Vora
10. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gita Gopi
11. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Vabhavi D Nanavati
12. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nirzar S Desai
13. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nikhil S Kariel
14. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Mauna M Bhatt
15. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Samir J Dave
16. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant M Prachchhak
17. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep N Bhatt
18. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha P Mayee
19. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Niral Mehta
20. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nisha M Thakore
21. Hon'ble Ms. Justice S V Pinto
22. Hon'ble Mr. Justice H D Suthar
23. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J C Doshi
24. Hon'ble Mr. Justice M R Mengdey
25. Hon'ble Mr. Justice D A Joshi
26. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Devan M Desai
27. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moxa K Thakkar
28. Hon'ble Mr. Justice V K Vyas
29. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pranav S Trivedi
30. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev J Thaker
31. Hon'ble Mr. Justice D N Ray
32. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Maulik J Shelat

Former Chief Justices

See also

• High Courts of India

Notes

1. "High Court of Gujarat". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
2. "Department of Justice | Government of India | India".
3. "High Court of Gujarat".
4. "High Court of Gujarat: Former Honourable Chief Justices". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

References

1. Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
2. Judge strength in High Courts increased

High Courts job lest update

External links

• The Gujarat High Court official website
• The Gujarat High Court official YouTube Channel
• The High Court of Gujarat official Telegram Channel

• High courts of India
• Government of Gujarat
• 1960 establishments in Gujarat
• Courts and tribunals established in 1960