The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state split from Bombay State.
The seat of the court is Ahmedabad. The present strength of Gujarat High court is 35 against sanctioned strength of 42.
Establishment
This high court was established on 1 May 1960 as a result of bifurcation of the former State of Bombay into two States of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The High Court started functioning near Akashwani, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The High Court has later shifted to the new building at Sola, Ahmedabad, from 16 January 1999.
Jurisdiction
The Gujarat High Court has jurisdiction over the entire state of Gujarat. It has jurisdiction on all district, administrative and other courts in Gujarat This high court is a Court of record and empowered to punish anyone for contempt of court.
Powers
Like Union Judiciary, the state judiciary also possesses wide powers, mainly power of judicial review. It also has power to issue various writs to courts and authority under its jurisdiction. It has power of superintendence on all courts under it.
The Chief Justice
The bench of high court is presided by Chief Justice. They are appointed by President of India under warrant. However, president is required to consult Governor of Gujarat and Chief Justice of India before making such appointment. Governor of Gujarat administers oath of office at time of appointment.
Judges
All judges of the high court are appointed by the President of India after consulting the Governor of Gujarat, Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of Gujarat. They hold constitutional post and there are ample safeguards provided in the constitution to ensure the independence of thejudiciary. Any judge can resign by writing to the President of India. Terms of appointment of judges cannot be altered to their disadvantage after their appointment.
Qualifications
The following are qualifications to be judge of Gujarat High Court.
- The individual must be citizen of India.
and
- The individual must have held a judicial office in India for at least ten years; or
- Been advocate in any high court or two or more courts in succession for at least 10 years.
The Bench
The present strength of Gujarat High court is 35 against sanctioned strength of 42.
- The Honourable Mr Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Chief Justice
- Mukesh Shah
- Kalpesh Jhaveri
- Akil Kureshi
- Anant Dave
- Shailesh Brahmbhatt
- Harsha Devani
- Abhilasha Kumari
- Mohinder Pal
- Kartik Thaker
- Zahiruddin Saiyed
- Rajesh Shukla
- Rashmin Chhaya
- Jamshed Pardiwala
- G B Shah
- Bela M. Trivedi
- P.P.Bhatt
- Sonia Gokani
- Chandrakant Soni
- Ashish Desai
- Nilay Anjaria
- Paresh Upadhyay
- S. G. Shah
- S. H. Vora
- G. R. Udhwani
- R. D. Kothari
- A. G. Uraizee
- K. J. Thako
- R. P. Dholaria
- Vipul Pancholi
- Ashutosh J. Shastri
- Biren A. Vaishnav
- Biren A. Vaishnav
- A.S. Supehia
- Bipinkumar N. Karia
Former chief justices
See also
- High Courts of India
Notes
References
- Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
- Judge strength in High Courts increased
External links
- The Gujarat High Court official website