The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the

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Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the

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and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the

Gauhati High Court The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the '' Government of India Act 1935'' was passed. Establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5 April 1948, for the then Province of Assam. It ...

had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at

Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in ...

, the capital of Meghalaya. The strength of judges for this High Court is 4 permanent judges including the Hon'ble Chief Justice and 3 Hon'ble Judges. The current Chief Justice is Hon'ble Justice

Sanjib Banerjee Sanjib Banerjee (born: 2 November 1961) is an Indian judge presently serving as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. He has previously served as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court and a Judge in Calcutta High Court. Career Banerjee di ...

who took charge on 24 November 2021.

List of Chief Justices

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