Chief Justice of Gujarat

The High Court of Gujarat

The Chief Justice of Gujarat presides over the Gujarat High Court. They are appointed by the President of India under warrant. 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 time of appointment.

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat is Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy.

List of Chief justice of Gujarat[1]

Sr No Name Date of Appointment Date of Cessation
1 Mr. Sunderlal Desai 1 May 1960 25 January 1961
2 Mr. Kantilal Desai 26 January 1961 22 May 1963
3 Mr. Jaishanker Shelat 23 May 1963 30 May 1963 (Acting CJ)
4 Mr. Jaishanker Shelat 31 May 1963 24 February 1966
5 Mr. Nomanbhai Miabhoy 21 February 1966 15 September 1967
6 Mr. Prafullchandra Bhagvati 16 September 1967 17 July 1973
7 Mr. Bipinchandra Diwan 28 August 1977 19 August 1981
8 Mr. Manharlal Thakkar 20 August 1981 15 March 1983
9 Mr. Padmanabham Poti 28 September 1983 1 February 1985
10 Mr. P R Gokulakrishnan 21 March 1985 12 August 1990
11 Mr. Gajendra Ray 2 December 1990 7 October 1991
12 Mr. S Nainar Sundaram 15 June 1992 13 December 1993
13 Mr. Bhupenranath Kirpal 14 December 1993 11 September 1995
14 Mr. Gurudas Kamat 1 July 1996 4 January 1997
15 Mr. Kumaran Sreedharan 20 October 1997 3 June 1998
16 Mr. Konakuppakatti Balakrishnan 16 July 1998 7 September 1999
17 Mr. D M Dharmadhikari 25 January 2000 4 March 2002
18 Mr. Bhawani Singh 25 August 2003 27 March 2006
19 Mr. Y R Meena 3 February 2007
20 Mr. K S Radhakrishna 4 September 2008 15 November 2009
19 Mr. Y R Meena 3 February 2007
20 Mr. K S Radhakrishna 4 September 2008 15 November 2009
21 Mr. S J Mukhopandhaya 9 December 2009 13 September 2011
22 Mr. Bhaskar Bhattacharya 21 July 2012 28 September 2014
22 Mr. R. Subhash Reddy 12 February 2016 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "High Court of Gujarat - Former Hon'ble Chief Justices". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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