Gujarat High Court
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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 court has a sanctioned judge strength of 42.
was transferred to the Gujarat High Court
on November 08, 2011 and was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice, replacing Shri Justice Ashok L. Dave, who was officiating as the Chief Justice following the elevation of Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya to the Supreme Court of India
.
High Courts of India
India's unitary judicial system is made up of the Supreme Court of India at the national level, for the entire country and the 21 High Courts at the State level. These courts have jurisdiction over a state, a union territory or a group of states and union territories...
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
Bombay State
The Bombay State was a state of India, dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on May 1, 1960.-History:During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency...
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The seat of the court is Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 42.
The Chief Justice
Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya of the Calcutta High CourtCalcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court...
was transferred to the Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court
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...
on November 08, 2011 and was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice, replacing Shri Justice Ashok L. Dave, who was officiating as the Chief Justice following the elevation of Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhaya to the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
.
The Bench
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya, The Acting Chief Justice
- Hon'ble Shri Justice A L Dave
- Hon'ble Shri Justice V M Sahai
- Hon'ble Shri Justice D H Waghela
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi Tripathi
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Jayant Patel
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Mukesh R Shah
- Hon'ble Shri Justice K S Jhaveri
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Akil Kureshi
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Anant S. Dave
- Hon'ble Shri Justice S R Brahmbhatt
- Hon'ble Ms Justice Harsha Devani
- Hon'ble Shri Justice M D Shah
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Bankim N Mehta
- Hon'ble Smt Justice Abhilasha Kumari
- Hon'ble Shri Justice K M Thaker
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Z K Saiyed
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajesh H Shukla
- Hon'ble Shri Justice J C Upadhyaya
- Hon'ble Shri Justice R M Chhaya (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice J B Pardiwala (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice G B Shah (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Ms Justice Sonia G. Gokani (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandrakant Soni (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish Desai (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Nilay Anjaria (Addl.)
- Hon'ble Shri Justice Paresh Upadhyay (Addl.)