Tripura High Court
| Tripura High Court | |
|---|---|
| Established | 23 March 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Tripura |
| Location | Agartala, Tripura |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
| Authorised by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | Mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 4 |
| Website | thc |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Aparesh Kumar Singh |
| Since | 13 April 2023 |
The Tripura High Court is the High Court of the state of Tripura.[1] It was established on 23 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at Agartala, the capital of Tripura. The first Chief Justice was Justice Deepak Gupta (23 March 2013 to 16 May 2016)[2] Earlier, the state of Tripura along with the other six states of the North - East of India was under the Guwahati High Court, a permanent bench of the Guwahati High Court was established in Agartala in the year 1992 having territorial jurisdiction of the state of Tripura.
The current chief justice is Aparesh Kumar Singh. He took oath on 13 April 2023.
List of chief justices
[edit]| S. No. | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deepak Gupta | 23 March 2013 | 15 May 2016 |
| 2 | T. Vaiphei | 21 September 2016 | 28 February 2018 |
| 3 | Ajay Rastogi | 1 March 2018 | 1 November 2018 |
| 4 | Sanjay Karol | 14 November 2018 | 10 November 2019 |
| 5 | Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi | 16 November 2019 | 11 October 2021 |
| 6 | Indrajit Mahanty | 12 October 2021 | 10 November 2022 |
| 7 | Jaswant Singh | 15 February 2023 | 22 February 2023 |
| 8 | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 13 April 2023 | Incumbent |
Notable people
[edit]- Satya Gopal Chattopadhyay (born 1963), High Court judge (2020–2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". The Times of India. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath". Assam Tribune. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.