Uma Nath Singh (born 15 January 1954) is an Indian Judge and former
Chief Justice of
Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of t ...
.
Career
Singh passed from
Ewing Christian College
Ewing Christian College (ECC), formerly Allahabad Christian College, is an autonomous constituent college of University of Allahabad, located in Allahabad, India.
The college was established in 1902 by Arthur Henry Ewing, a prominent Presbyter ...
and completed a law degree from the
Allahabad University
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, vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava
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in 1980. He started practice in
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi (IAST: ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966'', with four judges, Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. ...
as well as in the
Supreme Court of India
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. He also worked as Central Government advocate in
Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster case. Singh became an Additional Judge in
Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the '' ...
on 22 October 2001. In 2004 he was transferred to
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Per ...
. Thereafter Singh was appointed a Judge of
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...
on 30 June 2009. He took oath as acting Chief Justice of
Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of t ...
on 27 August 2014. On 19 March 2015 Justice Singh became the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. After the retirement he was appointed
Lokayukta
The Lokayukta (also Lok Ayukta) ( ''lokāyukta'', ''"civil commissioner"'') is the Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman, executed into power, through and for, each of the State Governments of India. It is brought into effect in a state, after passi ...
of the state of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
for few days.
References
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1954 births
Living people
Chief Justices of the Meghalaya High Court
University of Allahabad alumni
21st-century Indian judges
Ombudsmen in India
Judges of the Allahabad High Court
Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Judges of the Meghalaya High Court