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Meghalaya High Court

High Court for Indian State of Meghalaya

Summary

High Court for Indian State of Meghalaya

FieldValue
court_nameMeghalaya High Court
established
jurisdictionMeghalaya
locationShillong, Meghalaya
typePresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
authorityConstitution of India
appealstoSupreme Court of India
termsTill 62 years of age
positions4
websitemeghalayahighcourt.nic.in
chiefjudgetitleChief Justice
chiefjudgenameRevati Prashant Mohite Dere
termstart10 January 2026

The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya, India. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. This court has four permanent judges, including the Hon'ble Chief Justice and three Hon'ble Judges.

Chief Justice and Judges

Former Chief Justices

#Chief JusticeParent high courtAssumed officeLeft officeTerm lengthAppointer
1T. Meena KumariAndhra Pradesh23 March 20133 August 2013Pranab Mukherjee
T. Nandakumar Singh (acting)Gauhati4 August 201319 September 2013
2Prafulla Chandra PantUttarakhand20 September 201312 August 2014
T. Nandakumar Singh (acting)Gauhati13 August 201426 August 2014
Uma Nath Singh (acting)Madhya Pradesh27 August 201418 March 2015
3Uma Nath Singh19 March 201514 January 2016
T. Nandakumar Singh (acting)Gauhati15 January 201623 February 2016
4Dinesh MaheshwariRajasthan24 February 201612 February 2018
5Tarun AgarwalaAllahabad12 February 20182 March 2018Ram Nath Kovind
Sudip Ranjan Sen (acting)Gauhati3 March 201820 May 2018
6Mohammad Yaqoob MirJammu and Kashmir21 May 201827 May 2019
7Ajay Kumar MittalPunjab and Haryana28 May 20192 November 2019
8Mohammad RafiqRajasthan13 November 201926 April 2020
9Biswanath SomadderCalcutta27 April 202011 October 2021
10Ranjit Vasantrao MoreBombay12 October 20213 November 2021
Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya4 November 202123 November 2021
11Sanjib BanerjeeCalcutta24 November 20211 November 2023
Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya2 November 202310 February 2024Droupadi Murmu
12S. VaidyanathanMadras11 February 202416 August 2024
Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya17 August 20242 October 2024
13Indra Prasanna MukerjiCalcutta3 October 20245 September 2025
Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (acting)Meghalaya6 September 20257 October 2025
14Soumen SenCalcutta8 October 20259 January 2026
15Revati Prashant Mohite DereBombay10 January 2026Incumbent

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

Judges elevated as Chief Justices

References

References

  1. (24 March 2013). "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". Times of India.
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