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Rajasthan High Court

Coordinates: 26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
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Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court Building
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26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Established29 August 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-29)
JurisdictionRajasthan
LocationPrincipal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Circuit Bench: Jaipur
Coordinates26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Composition methodPresidential appointment with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions50
(Permanent: 38; Addl: 12)
Websitehttp://hcraj.nic.in/
Chief Justice
CurrentlyManindra Mohan Shrivastava
Since6 February 2024

The High Court of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur and is the highest court in the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. Currently[when?] the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and the actual strength is 34.

View of the Rajasthan High Court, Sardar museum in Umaid Park and upper right is Jodhpur fort in 1960.

There were five High Courts functioning in the various units of the States - at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bikaner, the High Courts of former Rajasthan and Matsya Union, before unification of the Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different jurisdictions and provided for a single High Court for the entire State. The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved at Jodhpur with recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao committee.

The first Chief Justice was Kamala Kant Verma. A bench was formed at Jaipur on 31 January 1977 under sub-section (2) of Section 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 which was dissolved in 1958.

The highcourt was shifted to a new premises on outskirts of Jodhpur from the city centre in 2019. The president of India inaugurated the newly constructed building.[1]

This is the list of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court from its establishment in 1947.

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
Incumbent
Akil Kureishi
since 22 September 2021
Bombay High Court
AbbreviationCJ Rajasthan
SeatJodhpur
NominatorCollegium of the Supreme Court
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthtill the age of 62 yrs[2]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of India (under Article 124)
Formation21 June 1947; 77 years ago (21 June 1947)
First holderJustice Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1947)
Salary₹250,000 (US$2,900) (per month)[3]
Websitehttp://www.hcraj.nic.in/

List of chief justices

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See also: List of judges of the Rajasthan High Court
# Portrait Chief Justice Term
1 Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh 1947 – 1949
2 Kamala Kant Verma 29 August 1949–1950
3 Kailas Nath Wanchoo 1951–1958
4 Sarju Prasad 1959–1961
5 J.S. Ranawat 1961 – 1963
6 D.S. Dave 1963–1964
7 Daulat Mal Bhandari 1964–1969
8 J. Narayan 1969–1969
9 B.P. Beri 1969–1969
10 P.N. Shinghal 1969–1970
11 V.P. Tyagi 1970–1970
12 C. Honniah 1970–1971
13 Chand Mal Lodha 1971–1980
14 K.D. Sharma 1980–1981
15 P.K. Banerjee 1981 –1982
16 D.P. Gupta 1982–1985
17 J. S. Verma 1985–1986
18 Krishna Chandra Agarwal 1986 –1994
19 G.C. Mittal 1994–1995
20 A.P. Ravani 1995–1996
21 Mukul Gopal Mukherjee 1996–1999
22 Shivaraj V Patil 1999–2000
23 A. R. Lakshmanan 2000–2002
24 Arun Kumar 2002–2002
25 Anil Dev Singh 2002–2004
26 S. N. Jha 2004–2005
27 J. M. Panchal 2006–2006
28 Rajesh Bhalla 2006–2008
29 Narayan Roy 2008–2008
30 Deepak Verma 2008–2009
31 Jagadish Bhalla 10 August 2009–31 October 2010
32 Arun Kumar Mishra 1 November 2010–2 January 2013
33 Amitava Roy 2 January 2013– 5 August 2014
34 S. K. Mittal 6 August 2014- 13 May 2016
35 Navin Sinha 14 May 2016- 16 February 2017
36 Pradeep Nandrajog 2 April 2017- 6 April 2019
37 Mohammad Rafiq 7 April 2019 - 4 May 2019
38 Shripathi Ravindra Bhat 5 May 2019 - 22 September 2019
(37) Mohammad Rafiq 23 September 2019 - 5 Oct 2019
39 Indrajit Mahanty 6 October 2019 —11 October 2021
40 Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi 12 October 2021 —6 March 2022
41 Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 07-03-22 to 21-06-2022
42 Sambhaji Shiwaji Shinde 21-06-2022 to 01-08-22
43 Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 01-08-22 to 14-10-2022
44 Pankaj Mithal 14-10-2022 to 05-02-2023
45 Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 06-02-2023 to 29-05-2023
46 Augustine George Masih 30-05-2023 to 09-11-2023
47 Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 09-11-2023 to 06-02-2024
48 Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 06-02-2024 to —

Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur

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Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur is a registered society of the Advocates practicing at Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court. The body elects its office bearers through direct election every year.

Statue of Manu

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On 3 March 1989, the Rajasthan Judicial Officers Association sponsored by the Lions Club had installed a Manu idol in front of the lawn of the high court with the permission of the high court. Since its installation, the statue has been the subject of numerous protests, legal challenges, and even an order by judges calling for its removal.[4][5][6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President to open Rajasthan high court 's new building in Jodhpur on December 7". The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court of India - CJI & Sitting Judges". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court, High Court judges get nearly 200% salary hike". The Hindustan Times. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ Mukherjee, Deep (28 October 2018). "A day in the life of a Manu statue in the Rajasthan High Court". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ Mandal, Dilip (10 June 2020). "Bristol brought down slave trader's statue. This is what India should do with Manu statue". ThePrint. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Demand for removal of Manu's statue from Rajasthan High Court revived". The Hindu. 27 December 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ^ Shantha, Sukanya (19 October 2018). "The Trigger Behind the Defacing of the 'Disputed' Manu Statue at Rajasthan HC". The Wire. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Rajasthan High Court".
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