The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of

split from

Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...

. The seat of the court is

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

. The present strength of the Gujarat High court is 27 against sanctioned strength of 52.

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 had later shifted to the new building at Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 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

. This high court is a

Court of record A court of record is a trial court or appellate court in which a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility of appeal. A court clerk or a court reporter takes down a record of oral proceedings. That written recor ...

and empowered to punish anyone for

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Powers

Unlike Union Judiciary, the state judiciary possesses wide powers which include powers such as Appellate, Second Appellate in some cases, Revisionary, Review etc. It also has power to issue various

writs In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, an ...

to courts and authorities under its jurisdiction. Intra-Court appeals, when permissible under Clause - 15 of

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, also lie within the same court from decision of a Single Judge to a Division Bench which comprises two Judges. It has power of superintendence on all courts under it under Article 227 of the

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. The High Courts are also empowered to hear

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The Chief Justice

The bench of high court is presided over by the Chief Justice on administrative side. They are appointed by

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under warrant. However, the president is required to consult the

Governor of Gujarat The governor of Gujarat Is a nominal head and representative of the president of india In the state of Gujarat. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years and resides in Raj Bhavan (Gujarat), Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. ...

and the

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before making such appointment. The

administers the oath of office at the time of appointment. The present Chief Justice of the court is Justice Aravind Kumar. Various benches are constituted depending upon the requirements of that High Court. These benches usually consist of division benches (two judges) and benches presided over by single judges. A roster is maintained by the High Court to assign the matters between various benches. Chief Justices in all the High Courts as also the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are masters of the roster.

Judges

All judges of the high court are appointed by the

after recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium. They hold constitutional post and there are ample safeguards provided in the constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary. Any judge can resign by writing to the

. 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 or any other High Court in India. * The individual must be citizen of India * 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 27 against sanctioned strength of 52 posts which includes 39 permanent posts and 13 additional posts.
Following is the list of the Hon'ble Judges who currently preside over various benches of this High Court in the order of seniority. # Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar # Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani # Hon'ble Mr. Justice A J Desai # Hon'ble Mr. Justice N V Anjaria # Hon'ble Mr. Justice S H Vora # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M Pancholi # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh J Shastri # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Biren Vaishnav # Hon'ble Mr. Justice A Y Kogje # Hon'ble Mr. Justice A S Supehia # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Umesh A Trivedi # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bhargav D Karia # Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sangeeta K Vishen # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ilesh J Vora # Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gita Gopi # Hon'ble Dr. Justice Ashokkumar C Joshi # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajendra M Sareen # Hon'ble Ms. Justice Vabhavi D Nanavati # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nirzar S Desai # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nikhil S Kariel # Hon'ble Ms. Justice Mauna M Bhatt # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Samir J Dave # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant M Prachchhak # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep N Bhatt # Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha P Mayee # Hon'ble Mr. Justice

Niral Mehta Niral Rashmikant Mehta (born on 28 October 1976) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is a Judge of Gujarat High Court. Life Justice Niral R. Mehta was born on 28 October 1976 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat India. He studied Bachelor of Commerce ...

# Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nisha M Thakore

Former Chief Justices

Notes

References

Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts

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External links

The Gujarat High Court official websiteThe Gujarat High Court official YouTube ChannelThe High Court of Gujarat official Telegram Channel
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