List of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court

The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand is the highest presiding judicial officer and the custodian of the Uttarakhand High Court. He is appointed by the President of India with the advise of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of Uttarakhand . K. M. Joseph is the current Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 31 July 2014.[1] Here is the list of Chief Justices of the Uttarakhand High Court.

List of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand

Following is the list of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand since its inception on 9 November 2000:

Colour key
  Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
  Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
S.No. Name Portrait Term Tenure
Justice Ashok A. Desai 9 November 2000 5 December 2000 26 days
1 Justice Ashok A. Desai 6 December 2000 31 March 2003 2 years, 3 months and 25 days (Total 2 years, 4 months and 21 days)
Justice P. C. Verma 1 April 2003 4 August 2003 4 months and 3 days
2 Justice S. H. Kapadia 5 August 2003 17 December 2003 4 months and 12 days
Justice P. C. Verma 18 December 2003 24 July 2004 7 months and 6 days
3 Justice V. S. Sirpurkar 25 July 2004 19 March 2005 7 months and 22 days
4 Justice Cyriac Joseph 20 March 2005 7 January 2006 9 months and 18 days
Justice P. C. Verma 8 January 2006 13 January 2006 5 days (Total 11 months and 14 days)
5 Justice Rajiv Gupta 14 January 2006 1 February 2008 2 years and 18 days
6 Justice V. K. Gupta 2 February 2008 9 September 2009 1 year, 7 months and 7 days
Justice B. C. Kandpal 10 September 2009 28 November 2009 2 months and 18 days
7 Justice J. S. Khehar 29 November 2009 7 August 2010 8 months and 9 days
8 Justice Barin Ghosh 8 August 2010 30 July 2014 3 years, 11 months and 22 days
9 Justice K. M. Joseph 31 July 2014 Incumbent 2 years, 3 months and 1 day

See also

References

  1. "Justice Joseph Sworn In As Uttarakhand HC CJ". Outlook. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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