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Chhattisgarh High Court

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Chhattisgarh High Court
छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय
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Interactive map of Chhattisgarh High Court
22°01′06″N 82°05′49″E / 22.0182°N 82.0969°E / 22.0182; 82.0969
Established1 November 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-01)
JurisdictionChhattisgarh
LocationBilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Coordinates22°01′06″N 82°05′49″E / 22.0182°N 82.0969°E / 22.0182; 82.0969
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised byConstitution of India
Judge term lengthmandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions22
(Permanent-17; Additional-5)
Websitehighcourt.cg.gov.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyRamesh Sinha
Since29 March 2023

The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts of India, located at Village Bodri, Bilaspur, with jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh. It was established on 1 November 2000 with the creation of the new state of Chhattisgarh following the reorganisation of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Chhattisgarh High Court is the 19th High Court of India.[1][2]

Justice R. S. Garg was the first acting Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.[1]

Chief Justice and Judges

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The Chhattisgarh High Court sits in Bilaspur in the state of Chhattisgarh, and may have a maximum of 22 judges, of whom 17 may be permanent and 5 may be additionally appointed. Currently, the High Court has 14 judges.[3]

Former chief justices

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Nagpur High Court

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# Portrait Chief Justice Term
1 Gilbert Stone 9 January 1936–
2 Frederick Louis Grille
3 Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha 1951–1954
4 M. Hidayatullah 1954–31 October 1956

Madhya Pradesh High Court

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# Chief Justice Tenure
Portrait Start Finish
4 M. Hidayatullah1 November 1956 12 December 1958
5 Ganesh Prasad Bhutt13 December 1958 22 September 1959
6 P. V. Dixit22 September 1959 18 March 1969
7 Bishambhar Dayal19 March 1969 13 March 1972
8 P. K. Tare14 September 1972 10 October 1975
9 Shiv Dayal Shrivastava 11 October 1975 28 February 1978
10 A. P. Sen28 February 1978 14 July 1978
11 G. P. Singh27 July 1978 3 January 1984
12 Goverdhanlal Jamnalal Oza1 December 1984 27 October 1985
13 J. S. Verma14 June 1986 27 August 1986
14 Narayan Dutt Ojha8 October 1986 18 January 1988
15 G. G. Sohani21 October 1989 23 October 1989
16 Sushil Kumar Jha27 October 1989 15 December 1993
17 Ullal Lakshminarayan Bhat15 December 1993 10 October 1995
18 A. K. Mathur3 February 1996 21 December 1999
19 Bhawani Singh24 February 2000 5 December 2000
20 R. S. Garg 1 November 2000 4 December 2000

Chhattisgarh High Court

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# Chief Justice Tenure
Portrait Start Finish
21 W.A. Shishak 5 December 2000 15 January 2002
22 K.H.N. Kuranga 6 February 2002 10 May 2004
23 Ayyampalayam Somasundaram Venkatachala Moorthy 28 May 2004 7 January 2005
24 A.K. Patnaik 14 March 2005 1 October 2005
25 S.R. Nayak 17 November 2005 31 December 2006
26 H.L. Dattu 12 February 2007 17 May 2007
27 Rajeev Gupta 2 February 2008 9 October 2012
28 Yatindra Singh 22 October 2012 8 October 2014
29 Navin Sinha 9 October 2014 8 April 2015
9 April 2015 13 May 2016
30 Deepak Gupta 16 May 2016 16 February 2017
31 Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan 18 March 2017 6 July 2018
32 Ajay Kumar Tripathi 7 July 2018 22 March 2019
-- Prashant Kumar Mishra 23 March 2019 6 May 2019
33 P. R. Ramachandra Menon 6 May 2019 31 May 2021
-- Prashant Kumar Mishra 1 June 2021 12 October 2021
34 Arup Kumar Goswami 12 October 2021 10 March 2023
-- Goutam Bhaduri 10 March 2023 28 March 2023
35 Ramesh Sinha 28 March 2023 —

Judges elevated as Chief Justices

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This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Chhattisgarh. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Chhattisgarh Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Chhattisgarh but does not have Chhattisgarh their Parent High Court.[4]

Name Image Appointed as CJ in HC of Date of appointment Date of retirement[a] Tenure
As Judge As Chief Justice As Chief Justice As Judge[b]
Sunil Kumar Sinha Sikkim 1 December 2004 30 March 2015 6 July 2016 1 year, 99 days 11 years, 219 days
Satish Kumar Agnihotri Sikkim 5 May 2005 22 September 2016 30 June 2018 1 year, 282 days 13 years, 57 days
Pritinker Diwaker Allahabad 31 March 2009 26 March 2023 21 November 2023 241 days 14 years, 236 days
Prashant Kumar Mishra Andhra Pradesh 10 December 2009 13 October 2021 18 May 2023[‡] 1 year, 218 days 13 years, 160 days
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Rajasthan, transferred to Madras 6 February 2024 5 March 2026 2 years, 28 days 16 years, 86 days

Judges appointed as Acting Chief Justice

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Name Appointed as ACJ in HC of Date of appointment as Judge Period as Acting Chief Justice Date of retirement[a] Tenure as ACJ Tenure as Judge Remarks Ref..
L. C. Bhadoo Chhattisgarh 20 January 2003 1 Jan 2007 – 11 Feb 2007 24 July 2008 42 days 5 years, 187 days -- [5]
S. K. Sinha Sikkim 1 December 2004 8 Oct 2014 – 29 Mar 2015 6 July 2016 173 days 11 years, 219 days Became permanent
S. K. Agnihotri Madras 5 May 2005 16 Feb 2014 – 25 Jul 2014 30 June 2018 160 days 13 years, 57 days -- [6]
Sikkim 7 Jul 2016 – 21 Sep 2016 77 days Became permanent
Pritinker Diwaker Chhattisgarh 31 March 2009 17 Feb 2017 – 17 Mar 2017 21 November 2023 29 days 14 years, 236 days --
Allahabad 13 Feb 2023 – 25 Mar 2023 41 days Became permanent
P. K. Mishra Chhattisgarh 10 December 2009 27 Mar 2019 – 5 May 2019 18 May 2023[‡] 40 days 13 years, 160 days -- [7]
1 Jun 2021 – 1 Jun 2021 133 days Elevated as CJ of Andhra Pradesh
M. M. Shrivastava Rajasthan 7 Mar 2022 – 20 Jun 2022 5 March 2026 106 days 16 years, 86 days --
2 Aug 2022 – 13 Oct 2022 47 days
6 Feb 2023 – 29 May 2023 113 days
9 Nov 2023 – 5 Feb 2024 89 days Became permanent
Goutam Bhaduri Chhattisgarh 16 September 2013 11 Mar 2023 – 28 Mar 2023 9 November 2024 18 days 11 years, 55 days -- [8]
P. S. Koshy Telangana 18 Jul 2025 – 19 July 2025 Incumbent 2 days 12 years, 325 days
  1. 1 2 this includes date of resignation, death and elevation to supreme court
  2. ↑ also includes tenure as Chief Justice

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

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This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Chhattisgarh. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Chhattisgarh High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Chhattisgarh High Court but does not have Chhattisgarh as their Parent High Court.

# Name of the Judge Image Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Tenure Immediately preceding office
In Parent High Court In Supreme Court In High Court(s) In Supreme Court Total tenure[a]
1 Prashant Kumar Mishra 10 December 2009 19 May 2023 Incumbent 13 years, 160 days 3 years, 80 days 16 years, 240 days 3rd CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC
  1. ↑ Includes both tenure as High Court Judge as well as Supreme Court Judge

Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association

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Chhattisgarh High Court Bar Association is the representative body of advocates practicing in Bilaspur High Court elected by way of direct voting from about 2,400 members of the Bar Association and its officials have a term of two years.

References

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  1. 1 2 "The Hindu : Chhattisgarh HC at Bilaspur". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Inaugural Speech". Chhattisgarh High Court. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chhattisgarh Highcourt – Sitting Judges". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "High Court of Chhattisgarh". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Judgement mentioning L. C. Bhadoo as ACJ during this period".
  6. ↑ "Profile : Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri".
  7. ↑ "Chief Justice AK Tripathi resigns upon being appointed Member of Lokpal, Justice PK Mishra appointed Acting CJ of Chhattisgarh HC". 23 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Justice Goutam Bhaduri appointed acting chief justice of Chhattisgarh high court". The Times of India. 10 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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