Court Name: | Manipur High Court |
Location: | Imphal, Manipur |
Type: | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
Authority: | Constitution of India |
Appealsto: | Supreme Court of India |
Terms: | Mandatory Retirement by age of 62 |
Positions: | 4 |
Website: | hcmimphal.nic.in |
Chiefjudgetitle: | Chief Justice |
Chiefjudgename: | D. Krishnakumar |
Termstart: | 22 November 2024 |
The Manipur High Court is the High Court of the state of Manipur, India.[1] It was established in 25 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 Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The first Chief Justice is Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre.[2] Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court used to have jurisdiction over the state of Manipur.
Chief Justice | Tenure | |||
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Start | End | |||
1 | Abhay Manohar Sapre | 23 March 2013 | 19 October 2013 | |
2 | Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra | 10 July 2014 | 10 June 2015 | |
3 | Rakesh Ranjan Prasad | 22 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 | |
4 | Abhilasha Kumari | 9 February 2018 | 22 February 2018 | |
5 | Ramalingam Sudhakar | 18 May 2018 | 13 February 2021 | |
6 | P. V. Sanjay Kumar | 14 February 2021 | 5 February 2023 | |
7 | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 | 21 November 2024 | |
8 | D. Krishnakumar | 22 November 2024 | Incumbent |