| Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | Himachal Pradesh |
| Location | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| 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 |
| Number of positions | 13 |
| Website | hphighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | M. S. Ramachandra Rao |
| Since | 30 May 2023 |
The Himachal Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Chief Justice
On 14 October 2021, Justice Mohammad Rafiq took oath as the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
List of chief justices
| S.No. | From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 January 1971 | 9 December 1971 | M.H. Beg |
| 2 | 18 March 1972 | 19 February 1978 | R.S. Pathak |
| 3 | 20 February 1978 | 11 December 1979 | T.U. Mehta |
| 4 | 12 December 1979 | 30 September 1983 | V.D. Misra |
| 5 | 23 December 1983 | 13 November 1988 | Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai |
| 6 | 29 March 1989 | 5 October 1989 | Narendra Mohan Kasliwal |
| 7 | 6 November 1989 | 14 January 1991 | P.C.B. Menon |
| 8 | 5 August 1991 | 20 October 1992 | Leila Seth |
| 9 | 22 June 1993 | 28 August 1993 | Shashi Kant Seth |
| 10 | 29 January 1994 | 1 August 1994 | Viswanathan Ratnam |
| 11 | 17 September 1994 | 1 March 1995 | G.C. Gupta |
| 12 | 1 March 1995 | 1 August 1996 | Sailendu Nath Phukan |
| 13 | 1 August 1996 | 24 September 1997 | Madhavachari Srinivasan |
| 14 | 6 November 1997 | 22 April 1998 | Makani Narayana Rao |
| 15 | 1 July 1998 | 28 January 2000 | Doraiswamy Raju |
| 16 | 5 May 2000 | 30 December 2001 | C.K. Thakker |
| 17 | 24 January 2002 | 1 January 2003 | W.A. Shishak |
| 18 | 8 March 2003 | 2 February 2008 | Vinod Kumar Gupta |
| 19 | 2 February 2008 | 7 August 2009 | Jagadish Bhalla |
| 20 | 8 February 2010 | 6 March 2013 | Kurian Joseph |
| 21 | 5 April 2013 | 24 November 2013 | A.M. Khanwilkar |
| 22 | 18 June 2014 | 24 April 2017 | Mansoor Ahmad Mir |
| 23 | 5 October 2018 | 24 May 2019 | Surya Kant |
| 24 | 22 June 2019 | 22 September 2019 | V. Ramasubramanian |
| 25 | 6 October 2019 | 30 June 2021 | Lingappa Narayana Swamy |
| 26 | 14 October 2021 | 24 May 2022 | Mohammad Rafiq |
| 27 | 21 June 2022 | 20 January 2023 | Amjad Ahtesham Sayed |
| 28 | 30 May 2023 | Incumbent |
References
- "Justice Sabina takes oath as Chief Justice of Himachal high court | Shimla News". The Times of India.
- "Governor administers oath to Justice Sanjay Karol as Judge of H P High Court". Shimla Times. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Surya Kant appointed as CJ of HP high court" (PDF).