H. K. Sema (born 1 June 1943) is an Indian jurist and former judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...

. He has also served as the chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

Early life

Sema was born on 1 June 1943. He completed his graduation from

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling St Joseph's College is a government-aided, Christian minority, co-educational college in West Bengal, India about 3 km north of downtown Darjeeling. It has been awarded Grade B+(3rd Cycle) by NAAC. It grew out of St. Joseph's School esta ...

in 1967 and a

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from Government Law College, Mumbai in 1970.

Posts held

*Junior Government Advocate, Nagaland in 1971-1975. *Assistant Advocate General, Nagaland from 16 November 1985. *Judge of Guwahati High Court, Kohima Bench, 1992-2001 *Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, 7 June 2001. Appointed Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 12 September 2001. *Appointed as Chief Justice of

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 of Gujarat split from Bombay State. The seat of the court is Ahmedabad. The prese ...

on 25 January 2000. *Elevated as Judge of the

, 2002 to 2008. *Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

References

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