Uttarakhand High Court
| Uttarakhand High Court उत्तराखण्ड उच्च न्यायालय |
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| Established | 9 November 2000 |
| Country |  India |
| Location | Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Authorized by | Constitution of India |
| Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Website | Uttarakhand High Court |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | K. M. Joseph |
| Since | 31 July 2014 |
The Uttarakhand High Court (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The Uttarakhand State was carved out from erstwhile State of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 under the Uttar Pradesh Reorgansisation Act, 2000. At the time of the creation of the State, the High Court of Uttarakhand was also established on the same day at Nainital.
The sanctioned judge strength at the time of creation in 2000 was 7; this was increased to 9 in 2003. Justice Ashok A. Desai was the inaugural holder of the office. Former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand S. H. Kapadia later went on to become Chief Justice of India. K. M. Joseph is the current Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He assumed office on 31 July 2014.[1]
Contents
List of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand
Following is the list of the Chief Justices of Uttarakhand since its inception on 9 November 2000:
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| S.No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Tenure | |
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| Justice Ashok A. Desai |  |
9 November 2000 | 5 December 2000 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | |
| 1 | Justice Ashok A. Desai | |
6 December 2000 | 31 March 2003 | Error: Need valid year, month, day (Total 2 years, 4 months and 21 days) |
| Justice P. C. Verma | |
1 April 2003 | 4 August 2003 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | |
| 2 | Justice S. H. Kapadia | |
5 August 2003 | 17 December 2003 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| Justice P. C. Verma | |
18 December 2003 | 24 July 2004 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | |
| 3 | Justice V. S. Sirpurkar | |
25 July 2004 | 19 March 2005 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| 4 | Justice Cyriac Joseph | 100px | 20 March 2005 | 7 January 2006 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| Justice P. C. Verma | |
8 January 2006 | 13 January 2006 | Error: Need valid year, month, day (Total 11 months and 14 days) | |
| 5 | Justice Rajiv Gupta | |
14 January 2006 | 1 February 2008 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| 6 | Justice V. K. Gupta | |
2 February 2008 | 9 September 2009 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| Justice B. C. Kandpal | |
10 September 2009 | 28 November 2009 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | |
| 7 | Justice J. S. Khehar | |
29 November 2009 | 7 August 2010 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| 8 | Justice Barin Ghosh | |
14 August 2010 | 30 July 2014 | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
| 9 | Justice K. M. Joseph | 100px | 31 July 2014 | Incumbent | Error: Need valid year, month, day |
See also
Notes
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- Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
- Judge strength in High Courts increased
- High Court of Uttarakhand
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